Everybody likes to get as much power as circumstances allow, and nobody will vote for a self-denying ordinance.

History, to be above evasion or dispute, must stand on documents, not on opinions.

Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.

The passion for power over others can never cease to threaten mankind, and is always sure of finding new and unforseen allies in continuing its martyrology.

Socialism easily accepts despotism. It requires the strongest execution of power -- power sufficient to interfere with property.

It is very easy to speak words of wisdom from a comfortable distance, when one sees no reality, no details, none of the effect on men's minds.

A public man has no right to let his actions be determined by particular interests. He does the same thing as a judge who accepts a bribe. Like a judge he must consider what is right, not what is advantageous to a party or class.