Republican despotism is more fertile in acts of tyranny, because everyone has a hand in it.

Throw off your worries when you throw off your clothes at night.

It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr.

The only way to lead people is to show them a future: a leader is a dealer in hope.

I am a soldier and accustomed to risking my life every day. I am full of the fire of youth; I cannot act with the restraint of an accomplished diplomat.

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 herd seek out the great, not for their sake but for their influence; and the great welcome them out of vanity or need.