The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled. - Denis Diderot

The good of the people must be the great purpose of government. By the laws of nature and of reason, the governors are invested with power to that end. And the greatest good of the people is liberty. It is to the state what health is to the individual.

Il (l'homme) ne te donnera jamais que ce qui ne lui est bon à rien, et te demandera toujours ce qui lui est utile.

To rot under marble or to rot under earth is still to rot.