There is no good writing; there is only good rewriting.

America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress. It acted on this belief; it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered.

Those who won our independence by revolution were not cowards.

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.

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

Men feared witches and burned women.

History is not life, but since only life makes history, the union of the two is obvious.