A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always count on the support of Paul.

Politics is the art of preventing people from taking part in affairs which properly concern them.

O citizens, first acquire wealth; you can practice virtue afterward.

Sic semper tyrannis! The South is avenged.

If you must take care that your opinions do not differ in the least from those of the person with whom you are talking, you might just as well be alone.

The spirit of liberty is the spirit which is not too sure it is right.

The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull.

You should never have your best trousers on when you go out to fight for freedom and truth.

You have all the characteristics of a popular politician: a horrible voice, bad breeding, and a vulgar manner.

It is a certain sign of a wise government and proceeding, when it can hold men’s hearts by hopes, when it cannot by satisfaction.

On the loftiest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own rump.

The Revolution is made by man, but man must forge his revolutionary spirit from day to day.

The more corrupt the republic, the more numerous the laws.