To escape its wretched lot, the populace has three ways, two imaginary and one real. The first two are the rum shop and the church; the third is the social revolution.

Who draws his sword against his prince must throw away the scabbard.

To cast aside obedience, and by popular violence to incite revolt, is treason, not against man only, but against God.

There is a kind of revolution of so general a character that it changes the mental tastes as well as the fortunes of the world.

And then, sir, there is this consideration: that if the abuse be enormous, nature will rise up and, claiming her original rights, overturn a corrupt political system.

Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God.

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.

Revolutions are celebrated when they are no longer dangerous. 

Governments are not overthrown by the poor, who have no power, but by the rich—when they are insulted by their inferiors and cannot obtain justice.