Some immemorial imbecilities have been added deliberately, on the ground that it is just as interesting to note how foolish men have been as to note how wise they have been.

It is the fundamental theory of all the more recent American law...that the average citizen is half-witted, and hence not to be trusted to either his own devices or his own thoughts.

No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man. In the highest confidence there is always a flavor of doubt--a feeling, half instinctive and half logical, that, after all, the scoundrel may have something up his sleeve.

Looking for an honest politician is like looking for an ethical burglar.

It is almost impossible for an Anglo-Saxon to write of sex without being dirty.

Anyhow, the hole in the donut is at least digestible.

One seldom discovers a true believer that is worth knowing.