History is a gallery of pictures in which there are few originals and many copies.

The tie of language is perhaps the strongest and the most durable that can unite mankind.

The civil jury is the most effective form of sovereignty of the people. It defies the aggressions of time and man. During the reigns of Henry VIII (1509-1547) and Elizabeth I (1158-1603), the civil jury did in reality save the liberties of England.

The world belongs to those with the most energy.

As the past has ceased to throw its light upon the future, the mind of man wanders in obscurity.

The principle of equality does not destroy the imagination, but lowers its flight to the level of the earth.

The position of the Americans is quite exceptional, and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be placed in a similar one.