To my fancy, one looks back on life, it has only two responsibilities, which include all the others: one is the bringing of new life into existence; the other, educating it after it is brought in. All betrayals of trust result from these original sins.

There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence.

Politics are a very unsatisfactory game.

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.

If one shed tears, they must be shed on one's pillow.

The American President resembles the commander of a ship at sea. He must have a helm to grasp, a course to steer, a port to seek.

History will die if not irritated. The only service I can do to my profession is to serve as a flea.