Doubt is an element of criticism, and the tendency of criticism is necessarily skeptical.

I am a Conservative to preserve all that is good in our constitution, a Radical to remove all that is bad.

The press is not only free, it is powerful. That power is ours. It is the proudest that man can enjoy. It was not granted by monarchs, it was not gained for us by aristocracies; but it sprang from the people, and, with an immortal instinct, it has always worked for the people.

Trust not overmuch to the blessed Magdalen; learn to protect yourself.

I never deny. I never contradict. I sometimes forget.

Talk to a man about himself and he will listen for hours.

We make our fortunes and we call them fate.