Great men are almost always bad men.
Absolute power demoralizes.
Liberty is the prevention of control by others. This requires self-control and, therefore, religious and spiritual influences; education, knowledge, well-being.
The will of the people cannot make just that which is unjust.
Save for the wild force of Nature, nothing moves in this world that is not Greek in its origin.
The wisdom of divine rule appears not in the perfection but in the improvement of the world... History is the true demonstration of Religion.