There is a strange interdependence between thoughtlessness and evil.

Equality...is the result of human organization. We are not born equal.

The only grandeur of imperialism lies in the nation's losing battle against it.

The conviction that everything that happens on earth must be comprehensible to man can lead to interpreting history by commonplaces.

All political institutions are manifestations and materializations of power; they petrify and decay as soon as the living power of the people ceases to uphold them.

The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution.

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough to make me ambitious.