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.

Perhaps the most typically American place in America.

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

The tendency everywhere in America to concentrate power and responsibility in one man is unmistakable.

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

Life is too short for reading inferior books.

When you find that a book is poor ... waste no more time upon it.