Lord Acton

A wise person does at once, what a fool does at last. Both do the same thing; only at different times.

The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion and publicity.

If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!

The splendid empire of Charles the Fifth was erected upon the grave of liberty.

Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle.