It is not best that we should all think alike; it is a difference of opinion that makes horse races.

While the rest of the species is descended from apes, redheads are descended from cats.

Grown people everywhere are always likely to cling to the religion they were brought up in.

It is human to exaggerate the merits of the dead.

The writing begins when you’ve finished. Only then do you know what you’re trying to say.

The symbol of the race ought to be a human being carrying an ax, for every human being has one concealed about him somewhere, and is always seeking the opportunity to grind it.

Our lives, our liberty, and our property are never in greater danger than when Congress is in session.