I think that one of the causes of these repeated failures is that our best and greatest men have greatly underestimated the size of this question (slavery). They have constantly brought forward small cures for great sores-plasters too small to cover the wound. That is one reason that all settlements have proved so temporary-so evanescent.

This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave.

The matter of fees is important, far beyond the mere question of bread and butter involved. Properly attended to, fuller justice is done to both lawyer and client.

I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.

Teach economy. That is one of the first and highest virtues. It begins with saving money.

It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.

The land, the earth God gave to man for his home ... should never be the possession of any man, corporation, (or) society ... any more than the air or water.