The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.
In the matter of taxation, every privilege is an injustice.
Common sense is not so common.
Since the whole affair had become one of religion, the vanquished were of course exterminated.
The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.
It is not enough to be exceptionally mad, licentious and fanatical in order to win a great reputation; it is still necessary to arrive on the scene at the right time.