For good or evil, a line has been passed in our political history; and something that we have known all our lives is dead. I will take only one example of it: our politicians can no longer be caricatured.

One can no more have a private religion than one can have a private sun or a private moon.

Aristocracy is an atmosphere; it is sometimes a healthy atmosphere; but it is very hard to say when it becomes an unhealthy atmosphere. You can prove that a man is not the son of a king, or that he is not the delegate of a definite number of people. But you cannot prove that a man is not a gentleman.

I owe my success to having listened respectfully to the very best advice, and then going away and doing the exact opposite.

Freethinkers are occasionally thoughtful, though never free.

The strangest whim has seized me ... After all I think I will not hang myself today.

For good or evil, a line has been passed in our political history; and something that we have known all our lives is dead. I will take only one example of it: our politicians can no longer be caricatured.