Every form of government tends to perish by excess of its basic principle.

A cat has a reputation to protect. If it had a halo, it would be worn cocked to one side.

Friends are helpful not only because they will listen to us, but because they will laugh at us; Through them we learn a little objectivity, a little modesty, a little courtesy; We learn the rules of life and become better players of the game

Communism is the opiate of the people.

In Constantinople, more Christians were slaughtered by Christians in the years 342-343 than by all the persecutions by pagans in the history of Rome.

If our economy of freedom fails to distribute wealth as ably as it has created it, the road to dictatorship will be open to any man who can persuasively promise security to all.

Which is now a more hopeful statement than Swift intended it to be.