Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system.Cicero
Man will never be free until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest.Denis Diderot
Patriotism is an ephemeral motive that scarcely ever outlasts the particular threat to society that aroused it.Denis Diderot
Disturbances in society are never more fearful than when those who are stirring up the trouble can use the pretext of religion to mask their true designs.Denis Diderot
The decisions of law courts should never be printed: in the long run, they form a counter authority to the law.Denis Diderot
Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control.Denis Diderot
Morals are in all countries the result of legislation and government; they are not African or Asian or European: they are good or bad.Denis Diderot
