No nation can be really great that is held together by Gatling guns, and no true loyalty can be induced and kept through fear.

We know life is futile. A man who considers that his life is of very wonderful importance is awfully close to a padded cell.

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.

The audience that storms the box-office of the theater to gain entrance to a sensational show is small and sleepy compared with the throng that crashes the courthouse door when something concerning real life and death is to be laid bare to the public.

I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose.

The ability and inclination to use physical strength is no indication of bravery or tenacity to life. The greatest cowards are often the greatest bullies. Nothing is cheaper and more common than physical bravery.

Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom; Justice is what comes out of a courtroom