That cannot be safe which is not honourable. — Cornelius Tacitus. Roman historian and senator (56–120)
He had a certain frankness and generosity, qualities indeed which turn to a man's ruin, unless tempered with discretion.
It is found by experience that admirable laws and right precedents among the good have their origin in the misdeeds of others.
In stirring up tumult and strife, the worst men can do the most, but peace and quiet cannot be established without virtue.