“In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.” MenCan DoVirtueWorstQuietStrifeStirringTumultPeace And Quiet Book:The History of Tacitus Source: The History of Tacitus
“The greatest single virtue of a strong legislature is not what it can do, but what it can prevent.” StrongCan DoVirtueLegislature Author:J. William Fulbright
“A good judge should never boast of his power, because he can do nothing but what he can do justly: he is not the master, but the minister of the law. Authority without virtue is a very dangerous state.” ShouldStatesLawCan DoVirtueDangerousJudgingMastersAuthorityMinistersBoastGood Judges Author:Thomas F. Wilson
“Man is a rational animal—so at least I have been told. … Aristotle, so far as I know, was the first man to proclaim explicitly that man is a rational animal. His reason for this view was … that some people can do sums. … It is in virtue of the intellect that man is a rational animal. The intellect is shown in various ways, but most emphatically by mastery of arithmetic. The Greek system of numerals was very bad, so that the multiplication table was quite difficult, and complicated calculations could only be made by very clever people.” PeopleKnowsMenWayFirstsHas BeensMadeReasonDifficultCan DoAnimalViewsVirtueDifficultyTablesVariousComplicatedIntellectCleverRationalGreekMasteryGreeceCalculationsComplicationArithmeticVery CleverMultiplicationNumerals Author:Bertrand Russell