If the meanest man in the republic is deprived of his rights,then every man in the republic is deprived of his rights.

The worth of every conviction consists precisely in the steadfastness with which it is held.

The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.

Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.

As democracy modifies our conception of life, it constantly raises the value and function of each member of the community, however humble he may be.

If the Settlement seeks its expression through social activity, it must learn the difference between mere social unrest and spiritual impulse.

The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself.