The most striking characters are sometimes the product of an infinity of little accidents.
Nature has cast but two men in the mould of statesmen,--myself and Mirabeau. After that she broke the mould.
To dare, and again dare, and forever dare!
Boldness, and again boldness, and always boldness!
Audacity, more audacity, 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.