Wherever despotism abounds, the sources of public information are the first to be brought under its control.

Governments do not make ideals, but ideals make governments.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

In a republic the first rule for the guidance of the citizen is obedience of the law.

There is no justification for public interference with purely private concerns.

There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer.