A wise man who stands firm is a statesman, a foolish man who stands firm is a catastrophe.
Power corrupts, but lack of power corrupts absolutely.
Some of us worship in churches, some in synagogues, some on golf courses...
It is in the nature of cats to do a certain amount of unescorted roaming.
If we value the pursuit of knowledge, we must be free to follow wherever that search may lead us. The free mind is no barking dog to be tethered on a ten-foot chain.
A man doesn't save a century, or a civilization, but a militant party wedded to a principle can.