I now believe that evolution, or deevolution, never ends short of death, that no society has ever achieved an absolute pinnacle, that all humans are not created equal. In fact, I believe attempts to create some abstract equalization create a morass of injustices that rebound on the equalizers. Equal justice and equal opportunity are ideals we should seek, but we should recognize that humans administer the ideals and that humans do not have equal ability.

The concept of progress acts as a protective mechanism to shield us from the terrors of the future.

There are limits to power, as those who put their hopes in a constitution always discover.

To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe.

A world is supported by four things: the learning of wise, the justice of great, the prayers of the righteous and the valor of the brave. But all of these are as nothing without a ruler who knows the art of ruling.

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

A popular man arouses the jealousy of the powerful.