He who seeks truth should be of no country.

When a man is in love, jealous, and just whipped by the Inquisition, he is no longer himself.

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him.

History is the recital of facts represented as true. Fable, on the other hand, is the recital of facts represented as fiction.

What! Have you no monks to teach, to dispute, to govern, to intrigue and to burn people who do not agree with them?

Indeed, history is nothing more than a tableau of crimes and misfortunes.

History is the study of the world's crime