"[A ruler is merely] the trustee of..." - Quote by Immanuel Kant

“Beneficence is a duty; and he who frequently practices it, and sees his benevolent intentions realized comes, at length, really to love him to whom he has done good.”

“Maximum individuality within maximum community”

“One is not rich by what one owns, but more by what one is able to do without with dignity.”

“In lightness the root is lost. In haste the ruler is lost.”

“I'm not the perfectionist anymore. It's my staff. They're the ones always insisting on doing something better and better.”

“The good leader carries water for his people.”

“The chief purpose of government is to protect life. Abandon that and you have abandoned all.”

“Is a democracy, such as we know it, the last improvement possible in government? Is it not possible to take a step further towardsrecognizing and organizing the rights of man?”

“Let us remember that justice must be observed even to the lowest.”