Whoever finishes a revolution only halfway, digs his own grave.

The revolution must end and the republic must begin. In our constitution, right must take the place of duty, welfare that of virtue, and self-defense that of punishment. Everyone must be able to prevail and to live according to one's own nature.

Government must be a transparent garment which tightly clings to the people's body.

They say in the grave there is peace, and peace and the grave are one and the same.

Revolution is like Saturn, it devours its own children.

The breath of an aristocrat is the death rattle of freedom.

You women could make someone fall in love even with a lie.

The weapon of the Republic is terror, and virtue is its strength.

The revolutionary government is the despotism of liberty against tyranny.

There are only Epicureans, either crude or refined; Christ was the most refined.