The government of a country never gets ahead of the religion of a country. There is no way by which we can substitute the authority of the law for the virtues of men.

If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.

Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.

At first I intended to become a student of the Senate rules and I did learn much about them, but I soon found that the Senate hadbut one fixed rule, subject to exceptions of course, which was to the effect that the Senate would do anything it wanted to do whenever it wanted to do it.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

It is equally clear that a government must govern, must prescribe and enforce laws within its sphere or cease to be a government. Moreover, the individual must be independent and free within his own sphere or cease to be an individual. The fundamental question was then, is now, and always will be through what adjustments, by what actions, these principles may be applied.