The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think.

Leverage is everything-don't begin to pry until you've got the long arm on your side.

See how he throws his baited lines about,/And plays his men as anglers play their trout.

The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.

The truth is that the whole system of beliefs which comes in with the story of the fall of man ... is gently falling out of enlightened human intelligence.

The Indian is but a sketch in red crayon of a rudimental manhood. To the problem of his relation to the white race, there is one solution: extermination.

The year is getting to feel rich, for his golden fruits are ripening fast, and he has a large balance in the barns, which are his banks. The members of his family have found out that he is well to do in the world. September is dressing herself in show of dahlias and splendid marigolds and starry zinnias. October, the extravagant sister, has ordered an immense amount of the most gorgeous forest tapestry for her grand reception.