Who serves his country well has no need of ancestors.

Do well and you will have no need for ancestors.

The sovereign is called a tyrant who knows no laws but his caprice.

I did what any American could and should do: serve his country in its time of need.

To the wicked, everything serves as pretext.

Let the punishments of criminals be useful. A hanged man is good for nothing; a man condemned to public works still serves the country, and is a living lesson.