Remember that this greatness was won by men with courage, with knowledge of their duty, and with a sense of honor in action.

When one is deprived of ones liberty, one is right in blaming not so much the man who puts the shackles on as the one who had the power to prevent him, but did not use it.

There is no need to suppose that human beings differ very much one from another; but it is true that the ones who come out on top are the ones who have been trained in the hardest school.

Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.

Those who really deserve praise are the people who, while human enough to enjoy power, nevertheless pay more attention to justice than they are compelled to do by their situation.

In a word I claim that our city as a whole is an education to Greece.

Human nature is the one constant through human history. It is always there.