Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme disrelish to be told their duty.

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.

When you can no longer differentiate between the insanity spewed onto the blank page, and the madness evident in the all-but shattered mirror...that's when you know you're doing it right.

Ambition is not a dirty word. Piss on compromise. Go for the throat.

This world is not my concern; it is myself.

The inherent corruption of man can often bring down the best system.

On the third day after Jesus' own death, He came out of the grave to give the world a sign it cannot deny. For a man to predict His own death and resurrection was something only God could do.

Some people seek to understand, and some people seek to portray what they want to portray.

I don't actually like people. I'm a loner and if I had my way I'd just walk my dogs every day, never talk to anyone and then die.

I believe in Success, And in Comfort no less I believe all the rest is but patter.

For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings.

It wasn't a deliberate decision to become a poet. It was something I found myself doing - and loving. Language became an addiction.