Earth gets its price for what Earth gives us.

Not only around our infancy Doth heaven with all its splendors lie; Daily, with souls that cringe and plot, We Sinais climb and know it not.

It was in making education not only common to all, but in some sense compulsory on all, that the destiny of the free republics of America was practically settled.

Death is delightful. Death is dawn, The waking from a weary night Of fevers unto truth and light.

In vain we call old notions fudge, And bend our conscience to our dealing; The Ten Commandments will not budge, And stealing will continue stealing.

Our American republic will endure only as long as the ideas of the men who founded it continue dominant.

I don't believe in principle, but I do in interest.