The babe in arms is a channel through which the energies we call fate, love, and reason visibly stream.

History is full, down to this day, of the imbecility of kings and governors. They are a class of persons much to be pitied, for they know not what they should do.

Shall we then judge a country by the majority, or by the minority? By the minority, surely.

Earth proudly wears the Parthenon As the best gem upon her zone.

In every society some men are born to rule, and some to advise.

We must leave our pets at home, when we go into the street, and meet men on broad grounds of good meaning and good sense.

I once heard a preacher who sorely tempted me to go to church no more.