If the common man in the past had a grave respect for property, it may conceivably have been because he sometimes had some of his own.

But we are the people of England; and we have not spoken yet. Smile at us, pay us, pass us. But do not quite forget.

[Consider] a fence or gate erected across a road] The more modern type of reformer goes gaily up to it and says, "I don't see the use of this; let us clear it away." To which the more intelligent type of reformer will do well to answer: "If you don't see the use of it, I certainly won't let you clear it away. Go away and think. Then, when you can come back and tell me that you do see the use of it, I may allow you to destroy it."

Civilization has run on ahead of the soul of man, and is producing faster than he can think and give thanks.

An almost unnatural vigilance is really required of the citizen because of the horrible rapidity with which human institutions grow old.

Great truths can only be forgotten and can never be falsified.

Every politician is emphatically a promising politician.