Well, there are many religions, but I suppose they all worship the same God.

America remained a land of promise for lovers of freedom. Even Byron, at a moment when he was disgusted with Napoleon for not committing suicide, wrote an eloquent stanza in praise of Washington.

The whole realm of thought and opinion is utterly unsuited to public control; it ought to be as free, and as spontaneous as is possible. The state is justified in insisting that children shall be educated, but it is not justified in forcing their education to proceed on a uniform plan and to be directed to the production of a dead level of glib uniformity.

It is in our hearts that evil lies, and it is from our hearts that it must be plucked out.

The demand for certainty is one which is natural to man, but is nevertheless an intellectual vice. If you take your children for a picnic on a doubtful day, they will demand a dogmatic answer as to whether it will be fine or wet, and be disappointed in you when you cannot be sure.

Be scrupulously truthful, even if the truth is inconvenient, for it is more inconvenient when you try to conceal it.

When I was a child . . . Only virtue was prized, virtue at the expense of intellect, health, happiness, and every mundane good.