The Gettysburg Adress has been included, of late, in several anthologies of poetry. It actually meets the major requirement of all poetry: It is a mellifluous and emotional statement of the obviously not true. The men who fought for self-determination at Gettysburg were not the Federals but the Confederates.

The state remains, as it was in the beginning, the common enemy of all well-disposed, industrious and decent men.

What restrains us from killing is partly fear of punishment, partly moral scruple, and partly what may be described as a sense of humor

Courtroom : A place where Jesus Christ and Judas Iscariot would be equals, with the betting odds favoring Judas.

New York: A third-rate Babylon.

The State is not force alone. It depends upon the credulity of man quite as much as upon his docility. Its aim is not merely to make him obey, but also to make him want to obey.

The first kiss is stolen by the man; the last is begged by the woman.