Lethargy is the forerunner of death to the public liberty.

What i value more than all things, good humor.

I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty.

I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first.

In every country and in every age, the priest has been hostile to liberty. He is always in alliance with the despot, abetting his abuses in return for protection to his own.

We must meet our duty and convince the world that we are just friends and brave enemies.

Eternal Vigilance is the price of democracy.