For my part I think it is a less evil that some criminals should escape, than that the government should play an ignoble part.

Where we stand is not as important as the direction in which we are moving.

Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children.

On every stem, on every leaf,... and at the root of everything that grew, was a professional specialist in the shape of grub, caterpillar, aphis, or other expert, whose business it was to devour that particular part.

I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely idealizing envy - I don't disparage envy, but I don't accept it as legitimately my master.

We should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe.

Between two groups of people who want to make inconsistent kinds of worlds, I see no remedy but force.