Abuse is the very hallmark of liberty.
Mercy is not what every criminal is entitled to. What he is entitled to is justice.
If dictatorship is the concentration of power, freedom consists in its diffusion.
You ought not to be ashamed of being bored. What you ought to be ashamed of is being boring.
The introduction of religious passion into politics is the end of honest politics, and the introduction of politics into religion is the prostitution of true religion.
The moment politics becomes dull, democracy is in danger.