With few exceptions, secrecy is deeply incompatible with democracy and with science.

Spirited away.

Opposite ends still share a line.

L' État, c'est moi.

Revolutions live from collective heroism, whereas schisms need but a single martyr.

In America, the divisions in local elections are mainly on religious lines.

Free-thinker. Thinker would suffice.

Thinking for oneself is no guarantee for thinking wisely.

French and American history converges rather frequently. Guillotines may make a comeback.