The people I distrust most are those who want to improve our lives but have only one course of action in mind.

Give as few orders as possible," his father had told him once long ago. "Once you've given orders on a subject, you must always give orders on that subject.

There's hope left in these dusty chords. There's a song left in our rusty hearts. We are torn and frayed but love remains.

We tend to become like the worst in those we oppose.

The ferocity we show our foes must be tempered by the lesson we hope to teach.

Caution is the path to mediocrity. Gliding, passionless mediocrity is all that most people think they can achieve.

You see, gentlemen, they have something to die for. They've discovered they're a people. They're awakening.