Quotes
- "Entre le fort et le faible, entre le riche et le pauvre, entre le maître et le serviteur, c’est la liberté qui opprime et la loi qui affranchit."
- (Translated: "Between the strong and the weak, between the rich and the poor, between the lord and the slave, it is freedom which oppresses and the law which sets free.")
- "Ce n'est pas génie, ni gloire, ni amour qui reflète la grandeur de l'âme humaine; c'est bonté."
- ("It is not genius, nor glory, nor love that reflects the greatness of the human soul; it is kindness.")
- "Les mots de la liberté sont grands chez un peuple qui n’en connaît pas la mesure."
- (Translated: The words of freedom are large among a people who do not know their extent.)
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