Eloquence wins its great and enduring fame quite as much from the benches of our opponents as from those of our friends.
The Romans brought devestation, but they called it peace.
Posterity will pay everyone their due.
Christianity is a pestilent superstition.
Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good.
The lust for power, for dominating others, inflames the heart more than any other passion.