“Manliness consists not in bluff, bravado or loneliness. It consists in daring to do the right thing and facing consequences whether it is in matters social, political or other. It consists in deeds not words.”
“People who write about politics, whether on the left or the right, have a consistent bias: they take politics seriously.”
“Politics is the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order,”
“If our words are not consistent with our actions, they will never be heard above the thunder of our deeds.”
“Holiness does not consist in doing extraordinary things. It consists in accepting, with a smile, what Jesus sends us. It consists in accepting and following the will of God.”
“Consistency is a virtue for trains: what we want from a philosopher is insights, whether he comes by them consistently or not.”