The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.
It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.
Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing
Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favourites.
Progress, the religion of those who have none.
Government rules the present. Literature rules the future.