Fearful lest they grow strong and so stout of heart as no longer to brook his wicked despotism, but resolve in companionship to enjoy the fruits of peace, a tyrant is constrained to destroy good people’s confidence in one another, lest they band together to throw off his yoke.
Thomas Aquinas
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Joanne Corey 
This one made me think.
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Aquinas liked long, complex sentences. Of course, he was writing in Latin which lends itself to that.
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This one certainly stands the test of time. I don’t know if that’s a good thing, but it’s a timely quote.
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And a wake-up call.
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