I had rather be guillotined than a guillotiner.

Audacity, and again, audacity, and always audacity.

One must never compromise with tyrants. One can only strike at kings through the head. Nothing can be expected from European kings except by force of arms. I vote for the death of the tyrant.

Oh, it were better to be a poor fisherman than to meddle with the government of men.

Nature has cast but two men in the mould of statesmen,--myself and Mirabeau. After that she broke the mould.

To conquer [our enemies] we must dare, and dare again, and dare for ever; and thus will France be saved

Show my head to the people. It is worth seeing.