Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Everything secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity

Be not content with the best book; seek sidelights from the others; have no favorites

Two forces which are the worst enemies of civil freedom are the absolute monarchy and the revolution

Resist your time - take a foothold outside it

History must be our deliverer not only from the undue influence of other times, but from the undue influence of our own, from the tyranny of environment and the pressures of the air we breathe

Never be surprised at the crumbling of an idol or the disclosure of a skeleton