There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.

The worse the man the better the soldier. If soldiers be not corrupt they ought to be made so.

The logical end to defensive warfare is surrender.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest. All great revolutions originate in fear, for the play of interests does not lead to accomplishment.

To do all that one is able to do, is to be a man; to do all that one would like to do, is to be a god.

There are so many laws that no one is safe from hanging.