All political theories assume, of course, that most individuals are very ignorant. Those who plead for liberty differ from the read more

All political theories assume, of course, that most individuals are very ignorant. Those who plead for liberty differ from the rest in that they include among the ignorant themselves as well as the wisest.

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army od sheep, than a sheep at the read more

It is better to have a lion at the head of an army od sheep, than a sheep at the head of an army of lions.

You can get a lot more done with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone.

You can get a lot more done with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone.

If you have a lemon, make lemonade.

If you have a lemon, make lemonade.

Let the sun shine in.

Let the sun shine in.

Politics makes strange bed-fellows.

Politics makes strange bed-fellows.

Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.

Diplomacy is to do and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.

...we are apt to forget that the vast majority of men and women who fell under the totalitarian spell was read more

...we are apt to forget that the vast majority of men and women who fell under the totalitarian spell was activated by unselfish motives, ready to accept the role of martyr or executioner, as the cause demanded.

It is the duty of righteous men to make war on all undeserved privilege, but one must not forget that read more

It is the duty of righteous men to make war on all undeserved privilege, but one must not forget that this is a war without end.