Everything in Italy that is particularly elegant and grand borders upon insanity and absurdity or at least is reminiscent of childhood.

I have served one idea, marched under one banner - war against all imposed authority - against every kind of deprivation of freedom, in the name of the absolute independence of the individual.

One must open men's eyes, not tear them out.

Compassionate love may be strong. It sobs, it burns, then it wipes away its tears – and it does nothing.

The people is always expressive of the truth. The life of a people cannot be a lie.

The liberty of the individual is the greatest thing of all, it is on this and this alone that the true will of the people can develop.

We could hardly believe that after so many ordeals, after all the trials of modern skepticism, there was still so much left in our souls to destroy.