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

The affairs of the world are no more than so much trickery, and a man who toils for money or honor or whatever else in deference to the wishes of others, rather than because his own desire or needs lead him to do so, will always be a fool.

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

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

I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep.

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

The vice presidency isn’t worth a pitcher of warm piss.

Do that which consists in taking no action, and order will prevail.

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

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

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

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

Democracy is the recurrent suspicion that more than half of the people are right more than half of the time.