Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.