Morality is a private and costly luxury.

The new American, like the new European, was the servant of the powerhouse, as the European of the twelfth century was the servant of the Church.

Whenever a man reaches the top of the political ladder, his enemies unite to pull him down. His friends become critical and exacting.

All taxation is an evil, but heavy taxes, indiscriminately levied on every everything are one of the greatest curses that can afflict a people

As History stands, it is a sort of Chinese Play, without end and without lesson.

The Jewish question is really the most serious of our problems.

History is only a catalogue of the forgotten.