All the forces of darkness need to succeed ... is for the people to do nothing.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

Allow sunshine and light into your rooms and life!

...every literature, in its main lines, reflects the chief characteristics of the people for whom, and about whom, it is written.

The English are potentially very aggressive, very violent

I tried to tell you that it's not Spade in there." "You could have tried harder. I absolutely never needed to know that Ian was pierced down there.

In Count Julian I simply proposed to create a text which would allow for diverse levels of reading.

No one wants for their child to become a refugee. It's an awful experience.

As long as we're here, we are the occupying power. It's a very ugly word, but it's true.

Absolutely nothing will revitalize a discouraged church faster than rediscovering it's purpose.

It is the calm, forgiving, equable, well-balanced mind that does the greatest amount of work.