Every funeral may justly be considered as a summons to prepare for that state into which it shows us that we must some time enter; and the summons is more loud and piercing as the event of which it warns us is at less distance. To neglect at any time preparation for death is to sleep on our post at a siege; but to omit it in old age is to sleep at an attack.

When the family collapses, it is the children that are usually damaged. When it happens on a massive scale, the community itself is crippled.

To sustain an environment suitable for man, we must fight on a thousand battlegrounds. Despite all of our wealth and knowledge, we cannot create a redwood forest, a wild river, or a gleaming seashore.

Liberty is not enough.

When things haven't gone well for you, call in a secretary or a staff man and chew him out. You will sleep better and they will appreciate the attention.

Never miss an opportunity to say a word of congratulation upon anyone's achievement.

Lincoln was right about not fooling all the people all the time. But Republicans haven't given up trying.