“Being entirely honest with oneself is a good exercise.”

“And the good ruler is precisely the one who exercises his power as it ought to be exercised, that is, simultaneously exercising his power over himself. And it is the power over oneself that thus regulates one's power over others.”

“One should try to be honest with oneself almost as a daily devotion.”

“True freedom is the gift of the Spirit, the result of grace: but, precisely because it is freedom FOR as well as freedom FROM, it isn't simply a matter of being forced now to be good, against our wills and without our cooperation, but a matter of being released from slavery precisely into responsibility, into being able at last to choose, to exercise moral muscle, knowing both that one is doing it oneself and that the Spirit is at work within, that God himself is doing that which I too am doing.”

“An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.”

“Peace of mind comes when we exercise our right to be honest, especially with ourselves.”