However he might feign or dissimulate, the end before him was invariably excellent and patriotic; and the purity of his private morals harmonized with that of his political ambition.

What Socrates was to the philosophy of reflection, Solon was to the philosophy of action.
X.

The first law that Solon enacted in his new capacity was bold and decisive.

No revolution can ever satisfy a people if it does not lessen their burdens.

Poverty disposes men to innovation only because innovation promises relief.