Widowhood imposed by religion or custom is an unbearable yoke and defiles the home by secret vice and degrades religion.

... the true function of a lawyer was to unite parties driven asunder.

Any imposition from without means compulsion. Such compulsion is repugnant to religion.

By using violence to subjugate one another we are using violence against our own souls.

I believe in trusting. Trust begets trust. Suspicion is foetid and only stinks. He who trusts has never yet lost in the world.

The only force at the disposal of democracy is that of public opinion.

Complete independence does not mean arrogant isolation or a superior disdain for all help.