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.
VoltaireIt has taken seas of blood to drown the idol of despotism, but the English do not think they bought their laws too dearly.
VoltaireThe opinion of all lawyers, the unanimous cry of the nation, and the good of the state, are in themselves a law.
Voltaire