“Often the losing of a battle leads to the winning of progress. Less glory but greater liberty: the drum is silent and the voices of reason can be heard.”

“Daring is the price of progress. All splendid conquests are the prize of boldness, more or less.”

“Not being heard is no reason for silence.”

“Wide horizons lead the soul to broad ideas; circumscribed horizons engender narrow ideas; this sometimes condemns great hearts to become small minded.Broad ideas hated by narrow ideas,—this is the very struggle of progress.”

“You look at a star for two reasons, because it is luminous, and because it is impenetrable. You have beside you a sweeter radiance and a greater mystery, woman.”

“France bleeds, but liberty smiles, and before the smile of liberty, France forgets her wound.”

“To understand the nature of the Revolution we must call it "progress"; and we may define progress by the word "tomorrow".”