Truth is the only merit that gives dignity and worth to history

(History is) not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul

The long term versus the short term argument is one used by losers.

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities

Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity

Absolute power corrupts absolutely