If God had meant for us to be naked, we'd have been born that way.

There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.

My kind of loyalty was loyalty to one's country, not to its institutions or its officeholders. The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing; it is the thing to watch over, and care for, and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous, they are its mere clothing, and clothing can wear out, become ragged, cease to be comfortable, cease to protect the body from winter, disease, and death.

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!

Like most people, I often feel mean, and act accordingly.

To refuse awards is another way of accepting them with more noise than is normal.

The cost of living hasn't effected its popularity.