[on Peter Iii:] He Did Not Have

What Right Can Give Anyone Authority To Inflict Torture Upon A Citizen When It Is Still Unknown Whether He Is Innocent Or Guilty?

If I May Venture To Be Frank I Would Say About Myself That I Was Every Inch A Gentleman.

You Were In A Mood To Quarrel. Please Inform Me Once The Inclination Passes.

You Philosophers Are Lucky Men. You Write On Paper And Paper Is Patient. Unfortunate Empress That I Am, I Write On The Susceptible Skins Of Living Beings.

I Sincerely Want Peace, Not Because I Lack Resources For War, But Because I Hate Bloodshed.