Those who have more power are liable to sin more; no theorem in geometry is more certain than this.

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

Limitation is essential to authority. A government is legitimate only if it is effectively limited.

Guard against the prestige of great names; see that your judgments are your own; and do not shrink from disagreement; no trusting without testing

Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority...

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

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