Loyalty to the country always. Loyalty to the government when it deserves it.

All large political doctrines are rich in difficult problems - problems that are quite above the average citizen's reach. And that is not strange, since they are also above the reach of the ablest minds in the country; after all the fuss and all the talk, not one of those doctrines has been conclusively proven to be the right one and the best.

What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce.

Reputation is a hall-mark: it can remove doubt from pure silver, and it can also make the plated article pass for pure.

Public opinion is held in reverence. It settles everything. Some think it is the voice of God.

The law is a system that protects everybody who can afford to hire a good lawyer.

Human beings are the only creatures who blush - or who need to.