Liberty is a need felt by a small class of people whom nature has endowed with nobler minds than the mass of men;.... Consequently, it may be repressed with impunity. Equality, on the other hand, pleases the masses.

It is not necessary to prohibit or encourage oddities of conduct which are not harmful.

A battle sometimes decides everything; and sometimes the most trifling thing decides the fate of a battle.

Courage is like love; it must have hope for nourishment.

Variety made the Revolution. Liberty was just a pretext.

An army which cannot be reenforced is already defeated.

Half of the people in the world are below average.