[Patriotism] ...is a word which always commemorates a robbery. There isn't a foot of land in the world which doesn't represent the ousting and re-ousting of a longline of successive "owners" who each in turn, as "patriots" with proud swelling hearts defended it against the next gang of "robbers" who came to steal it and did -- and became swelling-hearted patriots in their turn.

The ignorant are afraid to betray surprise or admiration...they think it ill manners.

Public Servant: Persons chosen by the people to distribute the graft.

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Do you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures?

Cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with a college education.

There has been much tragedy in my life; at least half of it actually happened.