A few strong instincts and a few plain rules suffice us

An empire is an immense egotism.

Alas for the unhappy man that is called to stand in the pulpit, and not give the bread of life.

A good indignation makes an excellent speech.

In the country, without any interference from the law, the agricultural life favors the permanence of families.

The world is upheld by the veracity of good men: they make the earth wholesome. They who lived with them found life glad and nutritious. Life is sweet and tolerable only in our belief in such society.

The value of a dollar is social, as it is created by society.