Sometimes a man imagines that he will lose himself if he gives himself, and keep himself if he hides himself. But the contrary takes place with terrible exactitude. – Ernest Hello
The destroyer of weeds, thistles and thorns is a benefactor, whether he soweth grain or not. – Robert Ingersoll, inscription to Volume I, Collected Works
Machiavellis teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith. – Lord Acton
One of the good things about the way the Gulf War ended in 1991 is, youd see the Vietnam veterans marching with the Gulf War veterans. – George H. W. Bush
How often I have found that we grow to maturity not by doing what we like, but by doing what we should. How true it is that not every should is a compulsion, and not every like is a high morality and true freedom. – Karl Rahner
