In our time no one has the conception of what is great. It is up to me to show them.

I have never loved anyone for love's sake except, perhaps, Josephine - a little.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

Strangers are just friends waiting to happen. To become a good man, one must have faithful friends, or outright enemies.

Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.

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.

Fanaticism must be put to sleep before it can be eradicated.