Political necessities sometimes
turn out to be political mistakes.
(Bernard Shaw: St. Joan.)
Dr Johnson, «To find a new country…»
To find a new country and invade it
has always been the same.
(Dr Johnson: Introduction to The World Displayed.)
Nietzsche, «No victor…»
No victor believes in chance.
(Nietzsche: The Gay Science.)
Archidamus, «War…»
War does not feed on fixed rations.
(Archidamus.)
Machiavelli, «All the armed prophets…»
All the armed prophets conquered,
all the unarmed ones perished.
(Machiavelli: The Prince.)
Montesquieu, «Power…»
Power ought to serve as a check to power.
(Montesquieu: De I’esprit des lois.)
Hugo von Hoffmannsthal, «Powerful imaginations…»
Powerful imaginations are conservative.
(Hugo von Hofmannsthal: The Book of Friends.)
Bertrand Russell, «Extreme hopes…»
Extreme hopes are born of extreme misery.
(Bertrand Russell: Unpopular Essays.)
Daniel George, «O Freedom…»
O Freedom,
what liberties are taken in thy name!
(Daniel George: The Perpetual Pessimist.)
Montesquieu, «Liberty…»
Liberty is the right to do
whatever the law permits.
(Montesquieu: De I’esprit des his.)