Every young man should aim at independence and should prepare himself for a vocation; above all, he should so manage his life that the steps of his progress are taken without improper aids; that he calls no one master, that he does not win or deserve the reputation of being a tool of others, and that if called to public service he may assume its duties with the satisfaction of knowing that he is free to rise to the height of his opportunity.

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

While democracy must have its organizations and controls, its vital breath is individual liberty.

The power to wage war is the power to wage war successfully.

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

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

Dissents are appeals to the brooding spirit of the law, to the intelligence of another day.