"Material possession will end when a person's life ends. Good or bad reputation, however, will be told for thousands of generations."

"I think I know the American people, and I don't understand how they can support their involvement in this war. Is the Statue of Liberty standing on her head?"

"The people are the foundation of everything."

"Before the revolution, I was a cook. My knowledge of politics was zero."

"The French are going to fight us. If they want to, they can. They will lose."