“Look at the orators in our republics; as long as they are poor, both state and people can only praise their uprightness; but once they are fattened on the public funds, they conceive a hatred for justice, plan intrigues against the people and attack the democracy.”

The wise learn many things from their enemies.

To invoke solely the weaker arguments and yet triumph is an art worth more than a hundred thousand drachmae.

It often happens that less depends upon the valor of an army than the skill of the leader.

Poverty, the most fearful monster that ever drew breath.

Under every stone lurks a politician.

A man may learn wisdom even from a foe.

Comedy too can sometimes discern what is right. I shall not please, but I shall say what is true.

If a man owes me money, I never seem to forget. But if I do the owing, I somehow never remember.

Mix and knead together all the state business as you do for your sausages. To win the people, always cook them some savory that pleases them.

Surely you do not believe in the gods. What’s your argument? Where’s your proof?

The truth is forced upon us, very quickly, by a foe.

Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.

Weak mortals, chained to the earth, creatures of clay as frail as the foliage of the woods, you unfortunate race, whose life is but darkness, as unreal as a shadow, the illusion of a dream.

Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.

If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.

Let each man exercise the art he knows.

If you ain’t wit us, We ain’t with you all.

You have to tell the whole truth, the good and the bad, maybe some things that are uncomfortable for some people.

If you ain’t wit us, We ain’t with you all.

You have the power to steer our country in the right direction. Your voice matters more than ever. Use it.

A curse burns bright on crime

You cannot have the right to do what is wrong!

In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?

Free speech is my right to say what you don’t want to hear.