Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all.

No one loves armed missionaries; the first lesson of nature and prudence is to repulse them as enemies.

Softness to traitors will destroy us all.

Again, it may be said, that to love justice and equality the people need no great effort of virtue; it is sufficient that they love themselves.

Terror is nothing more than justice, prompt, secure and inflexible.

Any law which violates the inalienable rights of man is essentially unjust and tyrannical; it is not a law at all.

It has been said that terror is the principle of despotic government. Does your government therefore resemble despotism? Yes, as the sword that gleams in the hands of the heroes of liberty resembles that with which the henchmen of tyranny are armed ... The government of the revolution is liberty's despotism against tyranny.