"De toutes choses ne m'est demeuré que l'honneur et la vie qui est saulve."

"A good Prince ought to make his passions subservient to the interest of his country, for all things are either good o…"

"Summitry was now reaching its premodern heyday, for reasons relevant to our larger story.Although by about 1500 sever…"

"At the appointed hour on June 7, 1520, the Feast of Corpus Christi, the two monarchs with their retinues in full batt…"

"Let Man remember that he is the Master, but not a Tyrant."

"The Saviour arose into heaven through His own power as Lord and Creator...Mary arose into heaven lifted up by grace, …"

"How is it possible we should taste true joy for one moment, in this life, in which we are beset with miseries, and si…"

"There will be sacrifices in thus referring everything to God; there are sacrifices, and there will be always. But wha…"

"I desire, if by any possibility I should become a priest, to be a missionary, and if I am a missionary to be a martyr."

"Persecution is upon us; it will be terrible; we will pass through torrents of blood."