To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual.

The king must die so that the country can live.

Pity is treason.

Crime butchers innocence to secure a throne, and innocence struggles with all its might against the attempts of crime.