There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.