The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.
—Xenophon
Competence can step in where popularity cannot go.
—Jordan Peterson
Historical analogy is the last refuge of people who can’t grasp the current situation.
—Kim Stanley Robinson
One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.
—Milton Friedman
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
—Robert A. Heinlein
If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t have integrity, nothing else matters.
—Alan K. Simpson
Life shrinks or expands according to one’s courage.
—Anaïs Nin
