Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is read more

Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.

We trained hard - but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we were read more

We trained hard - but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we were reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing, and what a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while actually producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.

If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal.

What is possible is our highest duty.

What is possible is our highest duty.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need.

From each, according to his ability; to each, according to his need.

Politics is the art of the possible.

Politics is the art of the possible.

In war, the stronger overcomes the weaker. In business, the stronger imparts strength to the weaker.

In war, the stronger overcomes the weaker. In business, the stronger imparts strength to the weaker.

Liberty is an opportunity for doing good, but this is only so when it is also an opportunity for doing read more

Liberty is an opportunity for doing good, but this is only so when it is also an opportunity for doing wrong.