To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

The cynic, a parasite of civilization, lives by denying it, for the very reason that he is convinced that it will not fail.

The type of human being we prefer reveals the contours of our heart.

A revolution only lasts fifteen years, a period which coincides with the effectiveness of a generation.

Civilization is nothing more than the effort to reduce the use of force to the last resort.

Man is a fugitive from nature.

The past will not tell us what we ought to do, but... what we ought to avoid.