What a man does in his own house cannot concern the nation.

Man was lost if he went to a usurer, for the interest ran faster than a tiger upon him.

Men would rather be starving and free than fed in bonds.

In a democracy such as ours the leading minds seldom achieve a place of permanent influence. And the men who sit in Congress or even in the White House are usually not our leading minds. They are not the thinkers. Still less have they time for reflection.

Exclusion is always dangerous. Inclusion is the only safety if we are to have a peaceful world.

In our changing world nothing changes more than geography.

Vermont is a country unto itself.