Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country.

When a Banker jumps out of a window, jump after him - that's where the money is.

Any institution which does not suppose the people good, and the magistrate corruptible, is evil.

The revolution is the war of liberty against its enemies. The constitution is the rule of liberty against its enemies. The constitution is the rule of liberty when victorious and peaceable.

The king must die so that the country can live.

Omelets are not made without breaking eggs.

Establish liberty on a rock of brass.