Yes, if the life and death of Socrates are those of a wise man, the life and death of Jesus are those of a god.

To live is not breathing it is action.

One must choose between making a man or a citizen, for one cannot make both at the same time.

The science of government is only a science of combinations, of applications, and of exceptions, according to times, places and circumstances.

I also realized that the philosophers, far from ridding me of my vain doubts, only multiplied the doubts that tormented me and failed to remove any one of them. So I chose another guide and said, Let me follow the Inner Light; it will not lead me so far astray as others have done, or if it does it will be my own fault, and I shall not go so far wrong if I follow my own illusions as if I trusted to their deceits.

It is to law alone that men owe justice and liberty. It is this salutary organ, of the will of all which establishes in civil rights the natural equality between men. It is this celestial voice which dictates to each citizen the precepts of public reason, and teaches him to act according to the rules of his own judgment and not to behave inconsistently with himself. It is with this voice alone that political leaders should speak when. they command.

To renounce freedom is to renounce one's humanity, one's rights as a man and equally one's duties.