There is probably no more terrible instant of enlightenment than the one in which you discover your father is a man - with human flesh.

The mind commands the body and it obeys. The mind orders itself and meets resistance.

You do not take from this universe. It grants you what it will.

All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.

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

Historians exercise great power and some of them know it. They recreate the past, changing it to fit their own interpretations. Thus, they change the future as well.

A leader is one of the things that distinguishes a mob from a people. He maintains the level of individuals. Too few individuals and a people reverts to a mob.