Small souls who seek power over others first destroy the faith those others might have in themselves.

The singular multiplicity of this universe draws my deepest attention. It is a thing of ultimate beauty. Leto II

The ferocity we show our foes must be tempered by the lesson we hope to teach.

To come under siege was the inevitable fate of power.

Police are inevitably corrupted. ... Police always observe that criminals prosper. It takes a pretty dull policeman to miss the fact that the position of authority is the most prosperous criminal position available.

What do such machines really do? They increase the number of things we can do without thinking. Things we do without thinking-there’s the real danger.

When I need to identify rebels, I look for men with principles