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

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Better hazard than always be in fear.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

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