"The best government is that which makes the people happy."

"All of you must work for the good of the country; the day on which you renounce your liberty will be the last of your lives."

"The continuation of authority in one individual has frequently been the undoing of democratic governments. Repeated elections are essential to the system of popular governments, because nothing is so …"

"The sword of the Liberator is the balance of the universe."

"Moral and lights are our first needs."