The difference between the child and the man lies chiefly in the unlimited confidence and buoyancy of youth.

People in this world are not often logical.

Everyone is the heir to all that has gone before; his structure and emotional life is fixed, and no two children of nature have the same heredity. I believe everyone should and must live out what is in him. So no two lives can be the same.

It’s not bad people I fear so much as good people. When a person is sure that he is good, he is nearly hopeless; he gets cruel- he believes in punishment.

Thirteen states with a population less than that of New York State alone can prevent repeal [of prohibition] until Halley's comet returns. One might as well talk about a summer vacation on Mars.

The law is a horrible business.

Wars always bring about a conservative reaction. They overwhelm and destroy patient and careful efforts to improve the condition of man.