What is the government? Nothing, unless supported by opinion.

The affairs of war, like the destiny of battles, as well as empires, hang upon a spiders thread.

To write history one must be more than a man, since the author who holds the pen of this great justiciary must be free from all preoccupation of interest or vanity.

I have so often been mistaken that I no longer blush for it

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

How many seemingly impossible things have been accomplished by resolute men because they had to do, or die?

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.