"We can know nothing of humankind without knowing something of ourselves. Self-knowledge is the property of those people whose passions have their full play, but who ponder over their results."

"When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken."

"The British Empire is a choice, not a necessity."

"The more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the smarter you grow."

"Power has only one duty — to secure the social welfare of the people."