"A really great man is known by three signs: generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success."

"A generation that has taken a kick in the pants will always be grateful for a warm hand on its behind."

"With bad laws and good civil servants it's still possible to govern. But with bad civil servants even the best laws can't help."

"The world is not governed by the rights of man, but by the might of men."

"To retain the old is not to preserve it, but to destroy it."