Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason.

It is not what a man knows, but what he thinks of in time.

But in this country we have one great privilege which they don't have in other countries. When a thing gets to be absolutely unbearable the people can rise up and throw it off. That's the finest asset we've got - the ballot box.

We don't cut up when mad men are bred by the old legitimate regular stock religions, but we can't allow wildcat religions to indulge in such disastrous experiments.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for certain that just ain't true." Thinking that you know the future.

...fry me an optimist for breakfast.

There ought to be a room in every house to swear in. It's dangerous to have to repress an emotion like that.