Wisdom and policy dictate that we must do as destiny demands and keep peace with the irresistible march of events.
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.
I may lose a battle but I will never lose a minute.
Nothing renders a nation so despicable as religious despotism.
A good sketch is better than a long speech.