A political career brings out the basest qualities in human nature.

California, more than any other part of the Union, is a country by itself, and San Francisco a capital.

There is a hearty Puritanism in the view of human nature which pervades the instrument of 1787. It is the work of men who believed in original sin, and were resolved to leave open for transgressors no door which they could possibly shut.

No government demands so much from the citizens as democracy and none gives back so much.

Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.

No wonder that, when a political career is so precarious, men of worth and capacity hesitate to embrace it. They cannot afford to be thrown out of their life's course by a mere accident.

Communication is the key to education, understanding and peace.