You only have power over people so long as you don't take everything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he's no longer in your power - he's free again.

I have grown used to the fact that public repentance is the most unacceptable option for the modern politician.

We didn't love freedom enough.

The battleline between good and evil runs through the heart of every man.

If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?

The term "national idea" is an unclear one. One might think of it as a widely shared understanding among a people as to the desired way of life in their country, an idea that holds sway over the population. A unifying concept like that can be useful, but should never be created artificially or imposed top-down by the powers-that-be.

Work is what horses die of