Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

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.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

To err is human; to forgive is divine pathway

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.