At the beginning of a great national change, the patriot is a scarce man: scorned, ridiculed and forgotten. When his cause succeeds, however, all men will join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.

Beauty is the wonder of wonders. It is only the shallow people who do not judge by appearances.

When men take up arms to set other men free, there is something sacred and holy in the warfare.

Compulsion cannot produce virtue; it can only produce the outward semblance of virtue.

History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.

A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.

A wise man is never to sure of what he knows to be true.

About Superman and Batman: the former is how America views itself, the latter, darker character is how the rest of the world views America.

I have great faith in fools; self-confidence, my friends call it.