“Trust that man in nothing who has not a conscience in everything.”
“A man who has no conscience, no goodness, does not suffer.”
“The man who is right is a majority. He who has God and conscience on his side, has a majority against the universe.”
“The man who has a conscience suffers whilst acknowledging his sin. That is his punishment.”
“A man who has nothing in particular to recommend him discusses all sorts of subjects at random as if he knew everything.”
“When conscience is immobilised, public trust has disappeared. At that point, by default, institutions become omnipotent.”