Self-preservation and self-denial: the basis of all political economy.

And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.

Authority that does not exist for Liberty is not authority but force.

Before God, there is neither Greek nor barbarian, neither rich nor poor, and the slave is as good as his master, for by birth all men are free; they are citizens of the universal commonwealth which embraces all the world, brethren of one family, and children of God.

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

The possession of unlimited power corrodes the conscience, hardens the heart, and confounds the understanding.

To develop and perfect and arm conscience is the great achievement of history.