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.

Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous.

When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual.

The past is no farther away than your pillow.

Since every individual is accountable ultimately to the self, the formation of that self demands our utmost care and attention.

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