"To the Vatican, I would say, 'Get out! Clear out! Leave Rome to us!'"

"If I am to die, I die. If I am to live, I live. If I am to do good, I do good. If I am to do evil, I do evil. That is my destiny."

"The greatest victory is to overcome oneself."

"I can offer you neither honours nor wages; I offer you hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Anyone who loves his country, follow me."

"You, too, women, cast away all the cowards from your embraces; they will give you only cowards for children, and you who are the daughters of the land of beauty must bear children who are noble and br…"