To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty. The severity of tyrants has barbarity for its principle; that of a republican government is founded on beneficence. Therefore let him beware who should dare to influence the people by that terror which is made only for their enemies! Let him beware, who, regarding the inevitable errors of civism in the same light, with the premeditated crimes of perfidiousness, or the attempts of conspirators, suffers the dangerous intriguer to escape and pursues the peaceable citizen! Death to the villain who dares abuse the sacred name of liberty or the powerful arms intended for her defence, to carry mourning or death to the patriotic heart...
Principles to Form the Basis of the Administration of the Republic (February 1794)
„Jsou lidé, od nichž se, ať si dáváš pozor jak chceš, zamažeš.“
„Existují lidé, od kterých se umažeš, ať dáváš sebevíc pozor.“
„Kdo si myslí že stojí, ať si dá pozor aby nepadl.“
Bible, 1. list Korinťanům, 10. kapitola, 12. verš
„Dej pozor, aby ti neunikla podstata, když pevně uchopíš stín.“
„Extrémy vyvolávají reakci. Dejte si pozor, aby naše vychloubaná civilizace neupadla v barbarství.“
