The Reason Why So Few Good Books

The Characteristic Danger Of Great Nations, Like The Romans Or The English Which Have A Long History Of Continuous Creation, Is That They May At Last Fail From Not Comprehending The Great Institutions Which They Have Created

Capital Must Be Propelled By Self-interest; It Cannot Be Enticed By Benevolence.

The Reason Why So Few Good Books Are Written Is That So Few People Who Can Write Know Anything.

You May Talk Of The Tyranny Of Nero And Tiberius; But The Real Tyranny Is The Tyranny Of Your Next-door Neighbor.

A Family On The Throne Is An Interesting Idea. It Brings Down The Pride Of Sovereignty To The Level Of Petty Life.