Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.

The mills of God grind slowly.

The wisdom of divine rule appears not in the perfection but in the improvement of the world... History is the true demonstration of Religion.

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.

I'm not a driven businessman, but a driven artist. I never think about money. Beautiful things make money.

Good and evil lie close together. Seek no artistic unity in character.

There is no evidence to support the belief that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev ever questioned Americas power. He questioned only the President's John F. Kennedys readiness to use it. Elie Abel, The Missile Crisis (1966) Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.