In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle.

War provides an outlet for every evil element in man's nature. It enfranchises cupidity and greed gives a charter to petty tyranny, glorifies cruelty and places in positions of power the vulgar and base.

There was never an age in which useless knowledge was more important than in our own.

A good soul like a good body should be as unobtrusive as possible; in so far as it functions properly, it should not be noticed for good or for ill.

There are those who feel an imperative need to believe, for whom the values of a belief are proportionate not to its truth, but to its definiteness. Incapable of either admitting the existence of contrary judgments or of suspending their own, they supply the place of knowledge by turning other men's conjectures into dogmas.

The secret of successful journalism is to make your readers so angry they will write half your paper for you.

In the most civilized and progressive countries freedom of discussion is recognized as a fundamental principle.