The state of slavery is in its own nature bad.
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Man, as a physical being, is like other bodies governed by invariable laws.
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Liberty is the right of doing whatever the laws permit.
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There is only one thing that can form a bond between men, and that is gratitude... we cannot give someone else greater power over us than we have ourselves.
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Raillery is a mode of speaking in favor of one's wit at the expense of one's better nature.
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