"Mankind must have laws, and conform to them, or their life would be as bad as that of the most savage beast. And the reason for this is that no man’s nature is able to know what is best for human society; or knowing, always able and willing to do what is best."
- Plato

"Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects; because men are equally free, they claim to be absolutely equal."
- Aristotle

"A mind without instruction can no more bear fruit than can a field, however fertile, without cultivation…Freedom is a possession of inestimable value."
- Cicero

"Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish…Because your own strength is unequal to the task, do not assume that it is beyond the powers of man; but if anything is within the powers and province of man, believe that it is within your own compass also…Begin – to begin is half the work, left half still remain; again begin this, and thou wilt have finished…The Universe is governed by reason, which is God."
- Anotninus

"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page . . . Understand that you may believe; believe that you may understand."
- Augustine

"No free man shall be taken, imprisoned, disseised, outlawed, banished, or in any way destroyed, nor will we proceed or prosecute against him except by the lawful judgment of his peers and by the law of the land." - William D‘Aubigny, Huntingfeld, King John, Delacis, Marshall, Jr.