"It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr."

"Victory belongs to the most persevering."

"Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities."

"Men are moved by two levers only: fear and self interest."

"No man deserves to be praised for his goodness, who has it not in his power to be wicked. Goodness without that power is generally nothing more than sloth, or an impotence of will."

"Strength does not come from winning, but from knowing that the light of knowledge dispels the darkness of ignorance."

"Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out."

"The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse."