"If we are to set women to the same tasks as men, we must teach them the same things. They must have the same two branches of training for mind and body and also be taught the art of war, and they must receive the same treatment."

"There will never be a perfect state or constitution, nor yet a perfect man, until some happy circumstance compels these few philosophers who have escaped corruption but are not called useless, to take charge, whether they like or not until kings and rulers or their sons are divinely inspired with a genuine passion for true philosophy."

"Claims to political rights must be based on the ground of contribution to the elements which constitute the being of the state. There is thus good ground for the claims to honor and office which are made by persons of good descent, free birth or wealth. Those who hold office must necessarily be freemen and taxpayers."

"The male is naturally fitted to command than the female, except where there is some departure from nature and age and maturity are similarly fitted to command the youth and immaturity."

"Two cities have been formed by two loves: the earthly by the love of self even to the contempt of God, the heavenly by the love of God, even to the contempt of self."

"Justice being taken away, then, what are kingdoms but great robberies? For what are robberies themselves, but little kingdoms? The band itself is made up of men; it is ruled by the authority of a prince, it is knit together by the pact of the confederacy; the booty divided by the law agreed on."

"Should no human aid whatever against a tyrant be forthcoming, recourse must be had to God, the King of all, who is helper in due time in tribulation."

"If then, it is natural for man to live in the society of many, it is necessary that there exist among men some means by which the group may be governed. For where there are many men together and each one is looking after his own interest, the multitude would be broken up and scattered unless there were also an agency to take care of what appertains to the commonwealth."

"…but above all he must abstain from taking the property of others, for men forget more easily the death of their father than the loss of their patrimony."

"There are two methods of fighting, one by law, the other by force; the first method is that of men, second of beasts, but as the first method is often insufficient, one must have recourse to the second. It is, therefore, necessary for a prince to know well how to use both the methods of the beast and of the man."

Justice is minding one’s own business where each person performs the task to which his/her nature suits him/her and does not meddle in the tasks of others.

We came from the same womb of the Earth but there are differences in the compositions of our soul.

The spirit craves for honor and recognition.

We should be ruled by wisdom.

Man is prior to the state in point of time, but the state is prior to man in point of nature.

Nature is the form that a thing takes when its process of development has been completed.

Polity is the most practicable type of constitution.

Conventional slavery is not acceptable.

The members of the heavenly city during their earthly sojourn come from all nations, are pilgrims of all languages with different manners, laws and institutions.

The state is not natural. It was created by man’s disobedience.

Membership defines cities.

Justice is the distinguishing mark of the state.

The state would still be necessary even if men remained in the state of innocence, for men by nature is social and political.

Because the state is natural and predated the Church, it should not be subordinated to it except where it concerns the salvation of the soul.

We need to have a mixed type of government.

Law must be designed to consider the common good by he who has charge of the community.

Men are by nature selfish, ungrateful, undependable, deceitful, cowardly, and untrustworthy.

All armed prophets have conquered their enemies while unarmed ones failed.

National interest will excuse the extraordinary means used by a ruler.

A ruler needs to take a side when there is conflict.