Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.

Failingto plan is planning to fail.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Win/winis an attitude, not an outcome.

Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else. -Will Rogers

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.