Men die in despair, while spirits die in ecstasy. – Honore de Balzac

The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. – John Stuart Mill

Power does not corrupt men fools, however, if they get into a position of power, corrupt power. – George Bernard Shaw