Belief can be manipulated. Only knowledge is dangerous..

When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom ….

The mistakes (of leaders) are amplified by the numbers who follow them without question. Charismatic leaders tend to build up followings, power struc….

The gravest error a thinking person can make is to believe that one particular version of history is absolute fact. History is recorded by a series o….

Power attracts the corruptible. Suspect all who seek it ... We should grant power over our affairs only to those who are reluctant to hold it and the….

The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself..

This wise man observed that wealth is a tool of freedom. But the pursuit of wealth is the way to slavery..

All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities..

Always prepare secondary ways of dealing with problems..

When you think you know something: that is a most perfect barrier against learning..

The undeserving maintain power by promoting hysteria..

The mystery of life isn't a problem to solve, but a reality to experience..

Every civilization depends on the quality of the individuals it produces. If you over-organize humans, over-legalize them, suppress their urge to gre….

When I need to identify rebels, I look for men with principles.

Good governance never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to th….

Most civilisation is based on cowardice. It's so easy to civilize by teaching cowardice. You water down the standards which would lead to bravery. Yo….

I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over….

Governments, if they endure, always tend increasingly toward aristocratic forms. No government in history has been known to evade this pattern. And a….

Every civilization depends upon the quality of the individuals it produces..

Never attempt to reason with people who know they are right!.

Politics: the art of appearing candid and completely open while concealing as much as possible..