The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words introduced but even more in the new ideas they express.

The French want no-one to be their superior. The English want inferiors. The Frenchman constantly raises his eyes above him with anxiety. The Englishman lowers…

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

The French constitute the most brilliant and the most dangerous nation in Europe and the best qualified in turn to become an object of admiration, hatred, pity…

Language is the net that holds thought trapped within a particular culture. But if one could only strike the ball with sufficient force, with perfect timing, i…

The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.

(When) the people of the land no longer have the power to select and install their leaders, the chiefs lose their mana or power.