The great French Marshall Lyautey once asked his gardener to plant a tree. The gardner objected that the tree was slow growing and wouldn't reach maturity for 100 years. The Marshall replied, "In that case, there is no time to lose; plant it this afternoon!

The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God.

Every American ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated. This is not the case.

Someone always needs rescuing, yet there's only one person who ever seems to understand you. It's a lot like being Lassie.

The great enemy of the truth is not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest but the myth persistent, persuasive and unrealistic.

We will neglect our cities to our peril, for in neglecting them we neglect the nation.

If there is one path above all others to war, it is the path of weakness and disunity.