The Republican party still helps the rich and sticks a knife in the back of the poor.

The friendless, the weak, the victims of prejudice and public excitement are entitled to the same quality of justice and fair play that the rich, the powerful, the well-connected, and the fellow with pull thinks he can get.

[The American President] has to take all sorts of abuse from liars and demagogues.… The people can never understand why the President does not use his supposedly great power to make ’em behave. Well, all the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.

Religious and racial persecution is moronic at all times, perhaps the most idiotic of human stupidities.

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.

Men often mistake notoriety for fame, and would rather be remarked for their vices and follies than not be noticed at all!

A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties.