A little more matriarchy is what the world needs, and I know it. Period. Paragraph.

No people ever recognize their dictator in advance. He never stands for election on the platform of dictatorship. He always represents himself as the instrument - the Incorporated National Will. ... When our dictator turns up you can depend on it that he will be one of the boys, and he will stand for everything traditionally American. And nobody will ever say "Heil" to him, nor will they call him "Führer" or "Duce." But they will greet him with one great big, universal, democratic, sheeplike bleat of "O.K., Chief! Fix it like you wanna, Chief! Oh Kaaaay!"

The instinct to worship is hardly less strong than the instinct to eat.

Recreation is nothing but a change of work-an occupation for the hands by those who live by their brains, or for the brains by those who live by their hands.

The only force that can overcome an idea and a faith is another and better idea and faith, positively and fearlessly upheld.

After the earthquake and the fire comes the still, small voice.

Lawlessness is a self-perpetuating, ever-expanding habit.