Not brute force but only persuasion and faith are the kings of this world.
~ Thomas Carlyle
Secrecy is the element of all goodness; even virtue, even beauty is mysterious.
Imagination is a poor matter when it has to part company with understanding.
In the long-run every Government is the exact symbol of its People, with their wisdom and unwisdom; we have to say, Like People like Government.
Doubt, of whatever kind, can be ended by action alone.
