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- The modern state no longer has anything but rights; it does not recognize duties any more. — Georges Bernanos
- The only ground on which a neutral State can claim respect at the hands of belligerents is, that, so far as she is concerned, their rights are protected. — Gerrit Smith
- This foundational principle - that human beings derive their rights from God, rather than from the State, or any other source - is what made America different. — Ernie Fletcher
- The history of mankind is confined within a limited period, and from every quarter brings an intimation that human affairs have had a beginning. — Adam Ferguson
- Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate. — Adam Ferguson
- The artist finds, that the more he can confine his attention to a particular part of any work, his productions are the more perfect, and grow under his hands in the greater quantities. — Adam Ferguson