Evil is a far more cunning and persevering propagandist than good, for it has no inward strength, and is driven to seek countenance and sympathy.
James Russell LowellWe look at death through the cheap-glazed windows of the flesh, and believe him the monster which the flawed and cracked glass represents him.
James Russell LowellHe who is firmly seated in authority soon learns to think security, and not progress, the highest lesson in statecraft.
James Russell Lowell