The pride of men will not often suffer reason to have scope until it can be no longer of service.

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.

I felt the joy of knowing that in some small way I had fought back against someone who wanted to rule me against my will. I said no.

The world is a woven basket. Every stitch counts.

If only I can realize how ephemeral my life is, then I will never be able to hurt anyone.

Change is as inexorable as time, yet nothing meets with more resistance.

...the agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair.

Both faith and cynicism make judgment too easy.

Yeah, I know. Terror Aerobics. Just wait until they get it at the gym. It'll be bigge than pilates. --Eve

But he had gone his way, the grass all mown, And I must be, as he had been - alone, As all must be, I said within my heart, Whether they work together or apart.

Every child should be taught that useful work is worship and that intelligent labor is the highest form of prayer.

There's an unwritten law that you cannot have a Jewish character in a film who isn't 100 percent perfect, or you're labeled anti-Semitic.