I have doubtless erred more or less in politics, but a crime I never committed.
My star was fading, I felt the reins slipping out of my grasp, and could do nothing to stop it.
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.
Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon.
The great proof of madness is the disproportion of one's designs to one's means.