Power ought to serve as a check to power.

Religious wars are not caused by the fact that there is more than one religion, but by the spirit of intolerance... the spread of which can only be regarded as the total eclipse of human reason.

But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.

Men, who are rogues individually, are in the mass very honorable people.

There are three species of government: republican, monarchical, and despotic.

People here argue about religion interminably, but it appears that they are competing at the same time to see who can be the least devout.

When the body of the people is possessed of the supreme power, it is called a democracy.

If triangles had a god, he would have three sides.

Society is the union of men and not the men themselves.

The deterioration of a government begins almost always by the decay of its principles.

I've reached the age where bruises are formed from failures within rather than accidents without.

I've always been a hugger. If we all hugged more, the world would be a better place :)

By 1990, no Australian child will be living in poverty.

There's nothing a priori good about equality. One person has three televisions, the other has two, so what?

Working people have alot of bad habits, but the worst of these is work.

If people would like to come to my concerts I'd love them to come. And if they like the music that I make, I love that too. But I do not make music for other people. I make it to please myself.

My goal is to simplify complexity.

An ocean of bliss may rain down from the heavens, but if you hold up only a thimble, that is all you receive

I punch a lot of guys on set. It's much easier than in real life as your hands don't hurt afterwards. The key is that you miss.