Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.

I have always observed that to succeed in the world one should seem a fool, but be wise.

In constitutional states, liberty is compensation for heavy taxes; in dictatorships, the subsititue is light taxes.

Useless laws weaken the necessary laws.

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.

A fondness for reading changes the inevitable dull hours of our life into exquisite hours of delight.

I should like to abolish funerals; the time to mourn a person is at his birth, not his death.