Humans need justice in the here and now and grace in the thereafter. Justice in the here and now is possible only without freedom,and grace in the thereafter only through the freedom of God.

It is surely easier to confess a murder over a cup of coffee than in front of a jury.

As the Americans slaughter millions of turkeys every year for the celebration of their deliverance, the Indians, who should be celebrated as saviors, have long been slaughtered. There was even a time when a white man was paid a very decent price for every Indian scalp he could produce.

Power is paradoxical.

Everything that is necessary is also easy. You just have to accept it. And the most necessary, the most natural matter on this planet is death.

Above all, be suspicious of your fatherland. Nobody is more inclined to become a murderer than a fatherland.

Rome has betrayed itself. It knew the truth and chose violence, it knew humaneness and it chose tyranny.