"Those who serve the revolution plow the sea."

"The people who live in the torrid zone are lazy and indolent. They are incapable of governing themselves."

"To do good, one must have power. To have power, one must be popular. To be popular, one must be a hypocrite."

"The greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"I am convinced that America will not be tranquil until we have extirpated all the roots of disunion."