- Le duc de Bavière: One that has not been a revolutionary at twenty is to be pitied but one that has remained a revolutionary at forty is a fool.
- Le prince Albert: When I am the master I will put an end to those horrible superstitions.
- Le comte Törring: Will it be such a good. If they don't burn witches anymore they will slaughter Jews. They do need some entertainment, don't they?
- Le bourgmestre: A model city: not a poor left; not a cripple left.
- a man: Where are they?
- Le bourgmestre: In prison
- Le duc de Bavière: What am I to do? My son balks... under the pretext that the fiancée I've chosen for him has pimples, has no bosom and has fat feet!