Wherever is found what is called a paternal government, there is found state education. It has been discovered that the best way to insure implicit obedience is to commence tyranny in the nursery.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, circumstances are the creatures of men. We are free agents, and man is more powerful than matter.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.

Sir, I shall not defeat you - I shall transcend you.

Protection is not a principle but an expedient

Ah, Ireland... That damnable, delightful country, where everything that is right is the opposite of what it ought to be.