The constitutional right of free speech has been declared to be the same in peace and war. In peace, too, men may differ widely as to what loyalty to our country demands, and an intolerant majority, swayed by passion or by fear, may be prone in the future, as it has been in the past, to stamp as disloyal opinions with which it disagrees.

I think all of our human Experience shows that no one with absolute power can be trusted to give it up even in part

The goose that lays golden eggs has been considered a most valuable possession. But even more profitable is the privilege of taking the golden eggs laid by somebody else's goose. The investment bankers and their associates now enjoy that privilege.

The tax-exempt privilege is a feature always reflected in the market price of [municipal] bonds. The investor pays for it.

Men long for an afterlife in which there apparently is nothing to do but delight in heaven's wonders.

The right most valued by all civilized men is the right to be left alone.

People fear witches, and burn women.