I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known.

The president is the cube of ice one places in the pot of a houseplant, providing a steady amount of nourishment over the course of a hot day. A good description of the job and also a fantastic bit of practical household advice.

The money power preys on the nation in times of peace, and conspires against it in times of adversity. It is more despotic than monarchy, more insolent than autocracy, more selfish than bureaucracy. It denounces, as public enemies, all who question its methods or throw light upon its crimes.

Now I confess myself as belonging to that class in the country who contemplate slavery as a moral, social and political evil.

Every man is born an original, but sadly, most men die copies.

Legislation and adjudication must follow, and conform to, the progress of society.

Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day.