Nous devons être d'abord des hommes et seulement ensuite des citoyens.
La désobéissance civile
Contexte et précisions
En anglais : " I think we should be men first, and subjects afterward. It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for the law, so much as for the right. The only obligation which I have a right to assume, is to do at any time what I think right."