To strip a man of all loyalties but those to the state, makes him not only a worm but a monster, without a shred of humanity.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
He who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.
The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him, they crush those beneath them.
He who is unconscious of the ties which connect him with every individual of his species feels no obligation to make sacrifices for their welfare or happiness.
Man is the creature of circumstances.
A man who was completely innocent, offered himself as a sacrifice for the good of others, including his enemies, and became the ransom of the world. It was a perfect act.
Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.
The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to have affection for him. He conducts himself like an animal, yet wants others to think well of him.
It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways.
The sovereign being is burdened with a servitude that crushes him, and the condition of free men is deliberate servility.