It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares