Will Durant on government

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act, but a habit.

Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

The best government is that which governs least.

John L. O'Sullivan1813–1895Often credited to Thomas Paine

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch.

The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter.