I don't see why I should bow my head when I could hold it high, or place it in the hands of my enemies when I can defeat them.

On this battlefield man has no better weapon than his intelligence, no other force but his heart.

I go where there are no slaves, hangmen or oppressors; where faith does not kill; where the one who reigns is God.

For myself I think that one wrong does not right the other, and forgiveness cannot be won with useless tears or alms to the Church.

He who does not know how to look back at where he came from will never get to his destination.

The people do not complain because they have no voice; do not move because they are lethargic, and you say that they do not suffer because you have not seen their hearts bleed.

The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.