The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.
No good water comes from a muddy spring. No sweet fruit comes from a bitter seed.
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.
It is not the criminals who arouse the hatred of others, but the men who are honest.
While a people preserves its language; it preserves the marks of liberty.
No one has a monopoly of the true God, nor is there a nation or religion that can claim, or at any rate prove, that it has been given the exclusive right to the Creator or sole knowledge of His Being.