The accretion of dangerous power does not come in a day. It does come, however slowly, from the generative force of unchecked disregard of the restrictions that fence in even the most disinterested assertion of authority.

Thirty resolute men in your House of Commons could save the world.

It is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals.

If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.

Anybody who is any good is different from anybody else.

The real rulers in Washington are invisible, and exercise power from behind the scenes.

Freedom of speech and of the press are essential to the enlightenment of a free people and in restraining those who wield power.