The logical end to defensive warfare is surrender.

Agriculture is the soul and chief support of empires; industry produces riches and the happiness of the people; exportation represents the superabundance, and good use of both.

The best way to make every one poor is to insist on equality of wealth.

Let her sleep, for when she wakes, she will shake the world.

The purpose of religion is to keep the poor from killing the rich.

There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.

One is more certain to influence men, to produce more effect on them, by absurdities than by sensible ideas.