A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

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

One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.

Anarchy is the stepping stone to absolute power.

If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.

Life is strewn with so many dangers, and can be the source of so many misfortunes, that death is not the greatest of them.

Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.