Philosophers make imaginary laws for imaginary commonwealths, and their discourses are as the stars, which give little light because they are so high. – Francis Bacon
Antiquities are history defaced, or some remnants of history which have casually escaped the shipwreck of time. – Francis Bacon
Philosophy when superficially studied, excites doubt, when thoroughly explored, it dispels it. – Francis Bacon
We are much beholden to Machiavel and others, that write what men do, and not what they ought to do. – Francis Bacon
Community organizing is all about building grassroots support. Its about identifying the people around you with whom you can create a common, passionate cause. And its about ignoring the conventional wisdom of company politics and instead playing the game by very different rules. – Tom Peters