Our Congresses consist of Christians. In their private life they are true to every obligation of honor; yet in every session they violate them all, and do it without shame. Because honor to party is above honor to themselves.

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense.

The difference between fiction and nonfiction is that fiction must be absolutely believable.

Trial by jury is the palladium of our liberties. I do not know what a palladium is, but I am sure it is a good thing!

I wish I could make him understand that a loving good heart is riches enough, and that without it intellect is poverty.

To lodge all power in one party and keep it there is to insure bad government and the sure and gradual deterioration of the public morals.

We recognize that there are no trivial occurrences in life if we get the right focus on them.