Quotes by Hugo Grotius

“Liberty is the power that we have over ourselves”

“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”

“Even God cannot make two times two not make four.”

“Not to know certain things is a great part of wisdom”

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

Not to know certain things is a great part of wisdom.