To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history.
Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought.
Every class is unfit to govern.
The strong man with the dagger is followed by the weak man with the sponge.
Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing
Everybody likes to get as much power as circumstances allow, and nobody will vote for a self-denying ordinance.