In a few days, I will have them all guillotined in Paris.

- Jean-Paul Marat

No, liberty is not made for us: we are too ignorant, too vain, too presumptious, too cowardly, too vile, too corrupt, too attached to rest and to ple…

- Jean-Paul Marat

It seems that the inevitable fate of man is never attain complete freedom: princes everywhere tend to despotism and the people to servitude.

- Jean-Paul Marat

How could liberty ever establish itself amongst us? Apart from a few tragic scenes, the revolution has been nothing but a web of farcical scenes.

- Jean-Paul Marat

Man has the right to deal with his oppressors by devouring their palpitating hearts.

- Jean-Paul Marat

Nothing will make me change my principles. Even with the knife at my neck I shall still declare, up to this day, the poor have done everything; it is…

- Jean-Paul Marat

Jacobins, I have a truth to tell you. You do not know your most deadly enemies; they are the constitutional priests. It is they who protest most in t…

- Jean-Paul Marat

Five or six hundred heads cut off would have assured your repose, freedom and happiness.

- Jean-Paul Marat

Five or six hundred [aristocratic] heads lopped off would have assured you repose and happiness; a false humanity has restrained your arm and suspend…

- Jean-Paul Marat