Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

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.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

If absolute power corrupts absolutely, does absolutepowerlessness make you pure?

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

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