Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And as the aristocracy develops, government tends more and more to act exclusively in the interests of the ruling class -- whether that class be hereditary royalty, oligarchs of financial empires, or entrenched bureaucracy.

The writing of history is largely a process of diversion. Most historical accounts distract attention from the secret influences behind great events.

To endure oneself may be the hardest task in the universe. You cannot hire a wise man or any other intellect to solve it for you. There's no writ of inquest or calling of witness to provide answers.

I cry for those not yet dead.

Men always fear things which move by themselves.

Democracy is susceptible to being led astray by having scapegoats paraded in front of the electorate.

Law is the ultimate science.