Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.

There are two things civilized Man should never see being made: Sausages and Laws.

You can't destroy the polish national-consciousness or Poles on the battlefield, but if you give them power, they will destroy themselves

Laws are like medicine; they generally cure an evil by a lesser or a passing evil.

We live in a wondrous time in which the strong is weak because of his moral scruples and the weak grows strong because of his audacity.

Earthly majesty is always akin to the fallen angel, who is proud and unhappy, beautiful but troubled, and whose plans and efforts, though vast, are denied access.

With bad laws and good civil servants it's still possible to govern. But with bad civil servants even the best laws can't help.