And to say that society ought to be governed by the opinion of the wisest and best though true is useless. Whose opinion is to decide who are the wisest and best?

Every society all government and every kind of civil compact therefore is or ought to be calculated for the general good and safety of the community.

Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.

It is time for the world the hemisphere and the region to make sure that relevant institutions of civil society and relevant laws are embedded in the mechanisms of governance.

We need to develop and disseminate an entirely new paradigm and practice of collaboration that supersedes the traditional silos that have divided governments philanthropies and private enterprises for decades and replace it with networks of partnerships working together to create a globally prosperous society.

Law represents the effort of man to organize society governments the efforts of selfishness to overthrow liberty.

Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.

The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it.

I hope there have been times when I made you all proud or made you all smile or at least piqued your interest in this wonderful institution we call government.

The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants to wash public telephone booths and the glass over traffic lights? Every time I see someone doing these things I smile like a child.