He who has his thumb on the purse has the power.

Universal suffrage is the government of a house by its nursery.

Faust complained about having two souls in his breast, but I harbor a whole crowd of them and they quarrel. It is like being in a republic.

I consider even a victorious war as an evil, from which statesmanship must endeavor to spare nations.

God has a special providence for fools, drunks, and the United States of America.

A generation that has taken a beating is always followed by a generation that deals one.

People who love sausage and people who believe in justice should never watch either of them being made