A man may build himself a throne of bayonets, but he cannot sit on it.

Take away fear, and the battle of Freedom is half won.

There is no limit to the noble aspirations which the words "my country" may evoke.

"This is old, therefore it is good"; the other says, "This is new, therefore it is better."

The happy people are those who are producing something; the bored people are those who are consuming much and producing nothing.

Patriotism varies, from a noble devotion to a moral lunacy.

It is astonishing with how little wisdom mankind can be governed, when that little wisdom is its own.