We must abandon the notion that the people govern. Instead, we must adopt the theory that, by their occasional mobilisations as a majority, people support or oppose the individuals who actually govern.

The facts we see depend on where we are placed and the habits of our eyes.

To understand is not only to pardon, but in the end to love.

The devil is merely a fallen angel, and when God lost Satan he lost one of his best lieutenants.

Whereas each man claims his freedom as a matter of right, the freedom he accords to other men is a matter of toleration.

Men can know more than their ancestors did if they start with a knowledge of what their ancestors had already learned....That is why a society can be progressive only if it conserves its traditions.

Genius sees the dynamic purpose first, find reasons afterward.