One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Faith is continuation of reason.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

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

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.