Hugo Grotius Inspirational Quotes (6)

A state is a perfect body of free men, united together to enjoy common rights and advantages.

I saw in the whole Christian world a license of fighting at which even barbarous nations might blush. Wars were begun on trifling pretexts or none at all, and carried on without any reference of law, Divine or human.

A man cannot govern a nation if he cannot govern a city he cannot govern a city if he cannot govern a family he cannot govern a family unless he can govern himself and he cannot govern himself unless his passions are subject to reason

Ignorance of certain subjects is a great part of wisdom.

Tis long ere time can mitigate your grief To wisdom fly, she quickly brings relief.

Liberty is the power that we have over ourselves.