"I deny that a people can govern itself. Self-government is a contradiction in terms. Whatever form a government assumes, power must be exercised by a minority of numbers."

"Power has only one duty — to secure the social welfare of the people."

"Why should one say that the machine does not live? It breathes, for its breath forms the atmosphere of some towns."

"In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable."

"Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel."