No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.
Demosthenes

I am a citizen of the world.
Demosthenes

What we wish, that we readily believe.
Demosthenes

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.
Demosthenes

The best protection for the people is not necessarily to believe everything people tell them.
Demosthenes

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion.
Demosthenes

A man is his own easiest dupe, for what he wishes to be true he generally believes to be true.
Demosthenes