“What we wish, we readily believe, and what we ourselves think, we imagine others think also.”
“Men are nearly always willing to believe what they wish”
“Libenter homines id quod volunt credunt. (Roughly: It's easy for men to believe what they want to.)”
“If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.”
“The greatest enemy will hide in the last place you would ever look.”
“Divide and Conquer.”