Dear Government... I'm going to have a serious talk with you if I ever find anyone to talk to.

Midas, they say, possessed the art of old Of turning whatsoe'er he touch'd to gold; This modern statesmen can reverse with ease - Touch them with gold, they'll turn to what you please.

It is only through work and strife that either nation or individual moves on to greatness. The great man is always the man of mighty effort, and usually the man whom grinding need has trained to mighty effort.

We'd all like to vote for the best man, but he's never a candidate.

Presenting leadership as a list of carefully defined qualities (like strategic, analytical and performance-oriented) no longer holds. Instead, true leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed? Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.

The storm of frenzy and faction must inevitably dash itself in vain against the unshaken rock of the Constitution.