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The man whose authority is recent is always stern.

Whoever does not have a good father should procure one.

Not only I lost what I had in the ship, but from the captain and the company generally what was good or worth the taking was carried away; all which was done unknown to the emperor.

Justice is what is established; and thus all our established laws will necessarily be regarded as just without examination, since they are established.

A law is not a law without coercion behind it.

Whoever is new to power is always harsh.

I harbored a lot of resentment as a teenager and as a young adult. I still have a problem with authority, I’m trying to listen!

Great necessities call out great virtues.

The word must is not to be used to princes.

It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey.