Freedom of the press is not an end in itself but a means to the end of a free society.

Wisdom too often never comes, and so one ought not to reject it merely because it comes late.

The ultimate foundation of a free society is the binding tie of cohesive sentiment.

We forget that the most successful statesmen have been professionals. Lincoln was a professional politician.

It is a fair summary of history to say that the safeguards of liberty have been forged in controversies involving not very nice people.

If one man can be allowed to determine for himself what is law, every man can. That means first chaos, then tyranny. Legal process is an essential part of the democratic process.

It simply is not true that war never settles anything.