There have never been so many civil wars as in the Kingdom of Christ.

It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.

The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.

There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.

For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.

Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.

Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.

On days such as this, Death’s long shadow hung like a broken halo over everyone—a sign of things to come.

When I get up in the morning and put on a pink or a green wig, I see myself as a piece of animation. It lets me be the person I want to be, a person who's not embarrassed to have fun.

Your wits make others witty.

I would love to say there was some contemporary artist who's work really got me thinking, but lately I have just been trying to sort out 20 years of garbage TV culture that is filling my brain.

I don't know how anyone can put on a uniform and not care about winning.

Preceptive wisdom that has not been vivified by life has in itself no affinity for life.

The criminal does not expect his prey to fight back. May he never choose you, but, if he does, surprise him.

An organization cannot increase its productivity-but people can!

If all the qualities which a painter took from the model for his picture were really taken, no person could be painted twice.

I try to avoid political ties.