There is no method by which men can be both free and equal.

I work for a government I despise for ends I think criminal.

An appeal to the reason of the people has never been known to fail in the long run.

He may be a patriot for Austria, but the question is whether he is a patriot for me.

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.

I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie.

The best of all rulers is but a shadowy presence to his subjects.

I shall be an autocrat: that’s my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that’s his.

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

Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing was ever made.

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

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.

Envy is the basis of democracy.