Ignorance is servitude, because as a man thinks, so he is; a man who does not think for himself and allows himself to be guided by the thought of another is like the beast led by a halter.

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.

Tomorrow at 7, I shall be shot; but I am innocent of the crime of rebellion. I am going to die with a tranquil conscience.

There can be no tyrants where there are no slaves.

To foretell the destiny of a nation, it is necessary to open a book that tells of her past.

Climate affects bipeds in the same way it does quadrupeds.

The tyranny of some is possible only through the cowardice of others.