He who has heard the same thing told by 12,000 eye-witnesses has only 12,000 probabilities, which are equal to one strong probability, which is far from certain.

It has taken seas of blood to drown the idol of despotism, but the English do not think they bought their laws too dearly.

The effervescence of this fresh wine reveals the true brilliance of the French people.

Let all the laws be clear, uniform and precise for interpreting laws is almost always to corrupt them.

The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.

Errors flies from mouth to mouth, from pen to pen, and to destroy it takes ages.

Every man can educate himself. It's shameful to put one's mind into the hands of those whom you wouldn't entrust with your money. Dare to think for yourself.