Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it ... We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to hold it and then only under conditions that increase that reluctance.

Constitutions become the ultimate tyranny," Paul said. "They’re organized power on such a scale as to be overwhelming. The constitution is social power mobilized and it has no conscience. It can crush the highest and the lowest, removing all dignity and individuality. It has an unstable balance point and no limitations.

War is behavior with roots in the single cell of the primeval seas. Eat whatever you touch or it will eat you.

When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movements become headlong - faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thoughts of obstacles and forget the precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until it's to late.

All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.

The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events.

Give me a lamp so I can find the day.