It is also in the interests of a tyrant to make his subjects poo...the people are so occupied with their daily tasks that they have no time for plotting.

A state is not a mere society, having a common place, established for the prevention of mutual crime and for the sake of exchange. Political society exists for the sake of noble actions, and not mere companionship.

Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.

The secret to humor is surprise.

Character is that which reveals moral purpose, exposing the class of things a man chooses and avoids.

The same ideas, one must believe, recur in men's minds not once or twice but again and again.

One who faces and who fears the right things and from the right motive, in the right way and at the right time, posseses character worthy of our trust and admiration.