Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

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.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

Liberation is not deliverance.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.