Advice To Persons About To Write History

The Idea That The Object Of Constitutions Is Not To Confirm The Predominance Of Any Interest, But To Prevent It; To Preserve With Equal Care The Independence Of Labour And The Security Of Property; To Make The Rich Safe Against Envy, And The Poor Against Oppression, Marks The Highest Level Attained By The Statesmanship Of Greece.

We Are Not Sure We Are Right Until We Have Made The Best Case Possible For Those Who Are Wrong.

Every Error Pronounces Judgment On Itself When It Attempts To Apply Its Rules To The Standard Of Truth.

The Form Of Government And The Condition Of Society Must Always Correspond. Social Equality Is Therefore A Postulate Of Pure Democracy.

The Finest Opportunity Ever Given To The World Was Thrown Away Because The Passion Of Equality Made Vain The Hope For Freedom.