A lie is an abomination unto the Lord, and a very present help in trouble.

A man doesn't save a century, or a civilization, but a militant party wedded to a principle can.

It is in the nature of cats to do a certain amount of unescorted roaming.

Your public servants serve you right; indeed often they serve you better than your apathy and indifference deserve.

A wise man does not try to hurry history. Many wars have been avoided by patience, and many have been precipitated by reckless haste.

The sound of tireless voices is the price we pay for the right to hear the music of our own opinions.

[I]t is difficult to picture the great Creator conceiving of a program of one creature (which He has made) using another living creature for purposes of experimentation. There must be other, less cruel ways of obtaining knowledge.