A liberal is only a bundle of prejudices until he has mastered, has understood, experienced the philosophy of Conservatism.

Liberty and good government do not exclude each other; and there are excellent reasons why they should go together. Liberty is not a means to a higher political end. It is itself the highest political end.

The finest opportunity ever given to the world was thrown away because the passion of equality made vain the hope for freedom.

The form of government and the condition of society must always correspond. Social equality is therefore a postulate of pure democracy.

Liberty is the harmony between the will and the law.

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.

Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority: still more when you superadd the tendency or the certainty of corruption by authority.