Nothing renders a nation so despicable as religious despotism.

Whatever shall we do in that remote spot? Well, we will write our memoirs. Work is the scythe of time.

In war it is not men, but the man who counts.

When I give a minister an order, I leave it to him to find the means to carry it out.

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

I know men, and I tell you, Jesus is more than a man. Comparison is impossible between Him and any other human being who ever lived, because He was the Son of God.

The French complain of everything, and always.