Religion, too, is a weapon. What manner of weapon is religion when it becomes the government?

Caution is the path to mediocrity.

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.

Balance is what distinguishs a people from a mob.

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.

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.

Any man who retreats into a cave which has only one opening deserves to die.