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

At last I perceive that in revolutions the supreme power rests with the most abandoned.

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

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.

You [Robespierre] will follow us soon. Your house will be beaten down and salt sown in the place where it stood.

The most striking characters are sometimes the product of an infinity of little accidents.

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