Man became free when he recognized that he was subject to law.

There is hardly an absurdity of the past that cannot be found flourishing somewhere in the present.

Wherever men do things, other men will arise who will explain to them how things should be done.

How much more suffering is caused by the thought of death than by death itself.

Every state begins in compulsion; but the habits of obedience become the content of conscience, and soon every citizen thrills with loyalty to the flag. The citizen is right; for however the state begins, it soon becomes an indispensable prop to order.

Philosophy is harmonized knowledge making a harmonious life; it is the self-discipline which lifts us to serenity and freedom. Knowledge is power, but only wisdom is liberty.

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.