The act of policing is, in order to punish less often, to punish more severely.
Policemen and prisons ought never to be the means used to bring men back to the practice of religion.
There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest. All great revolutions originate in fear, for the play of interests does not lead to accomplishment.
The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.