I think that an author who speaks about his own books is almost as bad as a mother who talks about her own children.

Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.

Individuals may form communities, but it is institutions alone that can create a nation.

The more you are talked about the less powerful you are.

It is knowledge that influences and equalizes the social condition of man; that gives to all, however different their political position, passions which are in common, and enjoyments which are universal.

The press is not only free, it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the proudest that man can enjoy.

The feathered arrow of satire has oft been wet with the heart's blood of its victims.