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.
The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in.
The unclouded eye was better, no matter what it saw.
Ultimately, all things are known because you want to believe you know.
The young reed dies so easily. Beginnings are times of great peril.
Bureaucracy destroys initiative. There is little that bureaucrats hate more than innovation, especially innovation that produces better results than the old routines. Improvements always make those at the top of the heap look inept. Who enjoys appearing inept?