Justice belongs to those who claim it, but let the claimant beware lest he create new injustice by his claim and thus set the bloody pendulum of revenge into its inexorable motion

Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer that machinery. The most important element of government, therefore, is the method of choosing leaders.

When you think to take determination of your fate into your own hands, that is the moment you can be crushed. Be cautious.

If all those around you believe some particular thing, you will soon be tempted to share in that belief.

The purpose of argument is to change the nature of truth.

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect any who seek it.

Justice belongs to those who claim it, but let the claimant beware lest he create new injustice by his claim and thus set the bloody pendulum of revenge into its inexorable motion