"The true meaning of liberty is not to do what one wants, but to do what is just."

"If a man does not use his reason, he is a brute. If he does not use his will, he is a slave."

"To do good, one must have power. To have power, one must be popular. To be popular, one must be a hypocrite."

"Anarchy is the abyss into which all republics are precipitated."

"Freedom, like a woman, is jealous and demands total devotion."