A man has to live with himself, and he should see to it that he always has good company

Each man begins with his own world to conquer, and his education is the measure of his conquest.

Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion, and in this country public opinion controls the courses of the nation

We [the Government] are here not as masters but as servants, we are not here to glory in power, but to attest our loyalty to the commands and restrictions laid down by our sovereign, the people of the United States, in whose name and by whose will we exercise our brief authority.

In a number of cases dissenting opinions have in time become the law.

The first lesson in civics is that efficient government begins at home.

When we lose the right to be different, we lose the privilege to be free.