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

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.