In War Trivial Causes Produce Momentous Events.

And When The Drums Of War Have Reached A Fever Pitch And The Blood Boils With Hate And The Mind Is Closed, The Leader Will Have No Need In Seizing The Rights Of The Citizenry. Rather, The Citizenry Infused With Fear And Blinded By Patriotism, Will Offer Up All Of Their Rights Unto The Leader And Do It Gladly So.

People Readily Believe What They Want To Believe.

Men Are Nearly Always Willing To Believe What They Wish.

I Would Rather Be The First Man In A Barbarian Village Than The Second Man In Rome.

All Bad Precedents Begin As Justifiable Measures.