Collection of phrases and quotes about values.
If men use their freedom in such a way that they renounce it, can they be considered any less slaves? If the people choose by plebiscite a despot to govern them, are they still free because despotism has been their own doing?
Only that which exists out of the needs of its own nature and whose actions originate exclusively within itself is free.
Peace is not the absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, trust, and justice.
Freedom is incompatible with love. A lover is always a slave.
I honor with the name of virtue the habit of carrying out painful and useful actions for others.
This is called perseverance in a good cause and obstinacy in a bad one.