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

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Let usnever negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

A language is like living skin itself.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.