And remember, where you have a concentration of power in a few hands, all too frequently men with the mentality of gangsters get control. History has proven that.

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.

Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.

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

Socialism means slavery.

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.

The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

Art is pain. And so is life.

A talent for drama is not a talent for writing but is an ability to articulate human relationships.

Discipline is knowing what to do. Knowing when to do it. Doing it to the best of your abilities. Doing it that way every single time.

Self-judgment is how conditioned mind keeps control over your life.

I think my legs are a strong point, so I try to draw attention to them rather than the upper part of my body.

The town is an advertisement for itself; none of its charms are left to the visitor's imagination.

If I lose the ball, I lose it trying to do the right thing. That's the way it is.

Then I went to UCLA - so of course I became a huge Bruin basketball fan... and later came to football.

The art of dying bravely and with honour does not need any special training, save a living faith in God.

Vow to be valiant. Resolve to be radiant. Determine to be dynamic. Strive to be sincere. Aspire to be attuned.