They say they seek security and quiet, the condition they call peace. Even as they speak they create the seeds of turmoil and violence.

The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power structures and these power structures tend to be taken over by people who are corruptible. I don't think that the old saw about 'power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely' is accurate: I think power attracts the corruptible.

Nature does not make mistakes. Right and wrong are human categories.

There should be a science of discontent. People need hard times and oppression to develop psychic muscles.

Argument closes off the doors of the senses. It always masks violence. Continued too long, argument always leads to violence.

Thinking you know something is a sure way to blind yourself.

Governments do not know what they cannot do until after they cease to be governments. Each government carries the seeds of its own destruction.