“A man always assumes that others are as virtuous as himself”

“A weak King must be what other Kings have been; a strong King is himself, and from then on the meaning of the name of King is changed.”

“And Americans always think international laws are for other people anyway,”

“An eye for an eye? How Christian of you.'Unbelievers always want other people to act like Christians.”

“In a way she actually preferred Peter to other people because of this. He always acted out of intelligent self-interest.”

“My father always said that government is like watching another man piss in your boot. Someone feels better but it certainly isn't you.”

“I know you know, and you know that I know that you know. It spirals on from there, so let's just assume the dot dot dot.”