"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"
"A state is a perfect body of free men, united together to enjoy common rights and advantages."
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Source: Hugo Grotius (1814). “The Rights of War and Peace: Including the Law of Nature and of Nations”, p.28
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