“Atheism is aristocratic; the idea of a great Being that watches over o...” — Maximilien Robespierre Quote

Atheism is aristocratic; the idea of a great Being that watches over oppressed innocence and punishes triumphant crime is altogether popular.

To punish the oppressors of humanity is clemency; to forgive them is cruelty.

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.

Again, it may be said, that to love justice and equality the people need no great effort of virtue; it is sufficient that they love themselves.

The general will rules in society as the private will governs each separate individual.

If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.

To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.

All in all, for someone who was immersed in, fascinated by, and dedicated to flight, I was disappointed by the wrinkle in history that had brought me along one generation late. I had missed all the great times and adventures in flight.

Who cares about great marks left behind? We have one life... just one. Our life. We have nothing else.

The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.