A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

A nation is a detour of nature to arrive at five or six great men- yes, and then to get around them.

Freedom is the will to be responsible for ourselves.

Moral sensibilities are nowadays at such cross-purposes that to one man a morality is proved by its utility, while to another its utility refutes it.

We do not place especial value on the possession of a virtue until we notice its total absence in our opponent.

To learn from our enemies is the best pathway to loving them: for it makes us grateful to them.

When I contemplated purpose I also contemplated chance and foolishness.