The art of government is the organization of idolatry. The bureaucracy consists of functionaries; the aristocracy, of idols; the democracy, of idolaters. The populace cannot understand the bureaucracy: it can only worship the national idols.
Has fear ever held a man back from anything he really wanted?
A contract for better for worse is a contract that should not be tolerated.
Any belief worth having must survive doubt
When a man says money can do anything, that settles it: he hasn't got any.
I like a bit of mongrel myself, whether it's a man or a dog.