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.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

The worst form of injustice is pretended justice.

The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.