I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarilybased on mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

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.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.