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.
A Constitution should be short and obscure.
History is a myth that men agree to believe.
The worse the man the better the soldier. If soldiers be not corrupt they ought to be made so.
A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.
We are made weak both by idleness and distrust of ourselves. Unfortunate, indeed, is he who suffers from both. If he is a mere individual he becomes nothing; if he is a king he is lost.