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

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.

Greatness is a transitory experience. It is never consistent. It depends in part upon the myth-making imagination of humankind. The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he or she is in. That person must reflect what is projected upon him or her.

If I'd been born in my grandfather's time, I'd have made my grandfather's mistakes. Theres no doubt of it. I just don't want to make my grandfather's mistakes today.

The surest way to keep a secret is to make people believe they already know the answer.

Hope clouds observation.

If there is a difference between what is said and what is done, only a fool believes what was said.