Equality should be the chief basis of the education of youth.

The heart of a statesman should be in his head.

The worse the man, the better the soldier.

He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.

A form of government that is not the result of a long sequence of shared experiences, efforts, and endeavors can never take root.

One must indeed be ignorant of the methods of genius to suppose that it allows itself to be cramped by forms. Forms are for mediocrity, and it is fortunate that mediocrity can act only according to routine. Ability takes its flight unhindered.

Put your iron hand in a velvet glove.