An entire life of solitude contradicts the purpose of our being, since death itself is scarcely an idea of more terror.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

Let it be then let it go.

No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.

People with really weak characters cause an immense amount of suffering in the world. They destroy whole civilisations.

God looketh upon any thing we say, or any thing we do, and if He seeth Christ in it, He accepteth it; but if there be no Christ, He putteth it away as a foul thing.

I don't want to be constantly associated with tragedy. I think I'd like to be associated with the idea of 'hope'.

Maximum individuality within maximum community

We would rather starve than sell our national honor.

You have set standards for how you want to be treated and what you expect from yourself and for yourself.

I saw how, when my brother smoked reefer, it made my mother cry. He was 16 at the time. And I saw that she broke down and cried. I never wanted to hurt my mother, so I kept away from drugs.

To know whom to write for is to know how to write.