At all times sincere friends of freedom have been rare, and its triumphs have been due to minorities.

Democracy generally monopolizes and concentrates power.

The wisdom of divine rule appears not in the perfection but in the improvement of the world... History is the true demonstration of Religion.

There is not a soul who does not have to beg alms of another, either a smile, a handshake, or a fond eye.

Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites.

Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.

The fate of every democracy, of every government based on the sovereignty of the people, depends on the choices it makes between these opposite principles, absolute power on the one hand, and on the other the restraints of legality and the authority of tradition.