“When the government violates the people's rights, insurrection is . . . the most indispensable of duties. -Marquis de Lafayette”

“Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place at the right time.”

“The Americans are right: there should not be taxation unless the people consent to it. And it should be fair, which means the nobility and clergy should be taxed as well.”

“I'm not staring. I'm observing. . . . And what do you observe? . . . A brave young woman who has always fought for what was right, even when it was unpopular.”

“I would not exchange my leisure hours for all the wealth in the world. -Comte De Mirabeau”

“Even in the most wretched life, there’s hope.”

“Why does life carry some people on the crest of the wave while others drown beneath the water?”