I feel a much greater interest in knowing what has passed two or three thousand years ago, than in what is now passing. I read nothing, therefore, but of the heroes of Troy, ... of Pompey and Caesar, and of Augustus too.

A rigid economy of the public contributions and absolute interdiction of all useless expenses will go far towards keeping the government honest and unoppressive.

The Habeas Corpus secures every man here, alien or citizen, against everything which is not law, whatever shape it may assume.

The only greater [evil] than separation... [is] living under a government of discretion.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

Every man has two countries: his own and France.

For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead.