It is in times of difficulty that great nations like great men display the whole energy of their character and become an object of admiration to posterity.
Tis a principle of war that when you can use the lightning, 'tis better than cannon.
The Concordat is not the victory of any one party but the consolidation of all.
There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter.
War is the business of barbarians.
History is a myth that men agree to believe.