The undeserving maintain power by promoting hysteria.
In my estimation, more misery has been created by reformers than by any other force in human history.
Never attempt to reason with people who know they are right!
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities.
All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.
Most believe that a satisfactory future requires a return to an idealized past, a past which never in fact existed.
The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself.
Do actions agree with words? There’s your measure of reliability. Never confine yourself to the words.
The surest way to keep a secret is to make people believe they already know the answer.
Small souls who seek power over others first destroy the faith those others might have in themselves.
