A person who is severely impaired never knows his hidden sources of strength until he is treated like a normal human being and encouraged to shape his own life.

I feel the flame of eternity in my soul.

The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor.

...our enjoyment of the great works of literature depends more upon the depth of our sympathy than upon our understanding.

No loss by flood and lightning, no destruction of cities and temples by the hostile forces of nature, has deprived man of so many noble lives and impulses as those which his intolerance has destroyed.

The things you do today that you don't have to do will determine who, what, and where you will be when it is too late to do anything about the things you should have done.

My share of the work may be limited, but the fact that it is work makes it precious.