Any civilized administration, however organized, prefers its own good to that of the people.

Civilization is a social plague on the planet, and vices are just as necessary to it as is a virus to disease.

Hosts of merchants encumber the cities, and the streets are cluttered with solicitors who swarm without limit or purpose.

We must, then, apply the principle of Doubt to Civilization; we must doubt its necessity, its excellence, and its permanence.

It is known that the best nations have always been those which concede the greatest amount of liberty to women.

Once upon a time people talked about the infallibility of the pope; today it is that of the merchant which they wish to establish.

Attractions are proportional to destinies.