To enlist the support of the people and of parliament, you only have to propose a profitable villainy.

From a distance the rushing of the torrent delights and uplifts us, but it rocks us in a flimsy boat, we are overwhelmed by despair. The same applies to danger.

You ardently strive for freedom, and I do wish you were free--but, rather than for your sake, so that government won't be.

If human beings are immortal, so are animals. If matter has the ability to remember, it also has the ability to think.

To test a modest man's modesty do not investigate if he ignores applause, find out if he abides criticism.

The military and the clergy cause us much annoyance; the clergy and the military, they empty our wallets and rob our intelligence.

Strength, strength alone, is honorable, the German nation clamors in its majesty. But since it is hard to muster strength so suddenly, they have to make do with boorishness.