So perverse is mankind that every nationality prefers to be misgoverned by its own people than to be well ruled by another

A great designer does not seek acceptance. He challenges popularity, and by the force of his convictions renders popular in the end what the public hates at first sight.

So perverse is mankind that every nationality prefers to be misgoverned by its own people than to be well ruled by another

The standard formulation on remedy is that it ought to cure past violations and prevent their recurrence. That's what antitrust is all about.

In fashion even what seems most fragile must be built on cement.

There are not many original shapes or silhouettes -- only a million variations.

True humanity consists not in a squeamish ear; it consists not in starting or shrinking at tales of misery, but in a disposition of heart to relieve it. True humanity appertains rather to the mind than to the nerves, and prompts men to use real and active endeavors to execute the actions which it suggests.