Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number read more

Even as a tree has a single trunk, but many branches and leaves, there is one religion but any number of faiths

Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.

Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed read more

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

Every man has two countries, his own and France.

Every man has two countries, his own and France.

Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held.

Official dignity tends to increase in inverse ratio to the importance of the country in which the office is held.

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something read more

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where read more

For Africa to me... is more than a glamorous fact. It is a historical truth. No man can know where he is going unless he knows exactly where he has been and exactly how he arrived at his present place.

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in read more

There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.

How can a man be said to have a country when he has not right of a square inch of read more

How can a man be said to have a country when he has not right of a square inch of it.