Subtler and more far-reaching means of invading privacy have become available to the government. Discovery and invention have made it possible for the government, by means far more effective than stretching upon the rack, to obtain disclosure in court of what is whispered in the closet.

If you would venture, let your mind be bold . . . not reckless but bold.

Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.

There are no shortcuts in evolution.

The old idea of a good bargain was a transaction in which one man got the better of another. The new idea of a good contract is a transaction which is good for both parties to it.

Nearly all legislation involves a weighing of public needs as against private desires; and likewise a weighing of relative social values.

Neutrality is at times a graver sin than belligerence.