"Nothing can resist a human will that will stake its existence on a purpose."

"I deny that a people can govern itself. Self-government is a contradiction in terms. Whatever form a government assumes, power must be exercised by a minority of numbers."

"When a man fell into his anecdotage it was a sign for him to retire from the world."

"The youth of a nation are the trustees of posterity."

"A university should be a place of light, of liberty, and of learning."