Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
Every advantage in the past is judged in the light of the final issue.
Whatever shall be to the advantage of all, may that prevail!
Nothing is so easy as to deceive oneself; for what we wish, we readily believe.
The man who is in the highest state of prosperity, and who thinks his fortune is most secure, knows not if it will remain unchanged till the evening.
There is a great deal of wishful thinking in such cases it is the easiest thing of all to deceive ones self.