Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions....there was never a country where the majority of the people were in their secret hearts loyal to any of these institutions.

The gods offer no rewards for intellect. There was never one yet that showed any interest in it.

The lightning there is peculiar; it is so convincing, that when it strikes a thing it doesn't leave enough of that thing behind for you to tell whether-Well, you'd think it was something valuable, and a Congressman had been there.

I was young and foolish then; now I am old and foolisher.

War talk by men who have been in a war is always interesting; whereas moon talk by a poet who has not been in the moon is likely to be dull.

A Patriot is someone who stands for his country always, and for his government when it is deserved.

The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it