For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearances, as though they were realities, and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are.
Niccolo Machiavelli
The things that will destroy us are: / politics without principle; / pleasure without conscience; / wealth without work; / knowledge without character; / business without morality; / science without humanity; / and worship without sacrifice.
Mahatma Mohandas K. Gandhi
Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress.
Napoleon Bonaparte
The career paths that (young people) have been trained for are narrowing, and they are going to have to launch out in directions they and their teachers didn’t expect. They were bred and groomed to live as house pets; they are going to have to learn to thrive in the wild.
Walter Russell Mead
The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.
Paul Valery