For Reasons Which Many Persons Thought Ridiculous,

Nature, To Be Commanded, Must Be Obeyed. The Imagination Must Be Given Not Wings But Weights.

As History Stands, It Is A Sort Of Chinese Play, Without End Andl Without Lesson. With These Impressions I Wrote The Last Line Of My History, Asking For A Round Century Before Going Further.

As For Piracy, I Love To Be Pirated. It Is The Greatest Compliment An Author Can Have. The Wholesale Piracy Of Democracy Was The Single Real Triumph Of My Life. Anyone May Steal What He Likes From Me.

Morality Is A Private And Costly Luxury.

My Rule In Making Up Examination Questions Is To Ask Questions Which I Can't Myself Answer. It Astounds Me To See How Some Of My Students Answer Questions Which Would Play The Deuce With Me.