The Catholic priest, from the moment he becomes a priest, is a sworn officer of the pope.

Revolutions in Prussia are started by kings, and since it is a revolution, it is better to start it ourselves than to suffer of it

I do not regard the procuring of peace as a matter in which we should play the role of arbiter between different opinions ... more that of an honest broker who really wants to press the business forward.

I have only one ambition left: I should like to have a good epitaph.

Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.

God always looks after the fools and — and the United States.

Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others.