“The best swordsman in the world may be disarmed by a trick that's new to him.”

“America may be the best country in the world, but that's kind of like being the valedictorian of summer school.”

“That's one of the oldest tricks in the world, Adrien-with-an-e.”

“To disarm the people--that was the best and most effective way to enslave them.”

“Self-deception is a defining part of our human nature. By recognizing its various forms in ourselves and reflecting upon them, we may be able to disarm them and even, in some cases, to employ and enjoy them. This self-knowledge opens up a whole new world before us, rich in beauty and subtlety, and frees us not only to take the best out of it, but also to give it back the best of ourselves, and, in so doing, to fulfil our potential as human beings. I don't really think it's a choice.”

“To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them..." -George Mason”