The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice -- and always has been.

When you ascend the hill of prosperity, may you not meet a friend.

Do the thing you fear most and the death of fear is certain.

The miracle or the power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application and perseverance under the promptings of a brave, determined spirit.

Only a government that is rich and safe can afford to be a democracy, for democracy is the most expensive and nefarious kind of government ever heard of on earth

To get the right word in the right place is a rare achievement.

...there isn't often anything in Wagner opera that one would call by such a violent name as acting.