The Constitution guarantees protection to property, and we must make that promise good. But it does not give the right of suffrage to any corporation. It is necessary that laws should be passed to prohibit the use of corporate funds directly or indirectly for political purposes; it is still more necessary that such laws should be thoroughly enforced.

All daring and courage, all iron endurance of misfortune-make for a finer, nobler type of manhood.

The reactionary is always willing to take a progressive attitude on any issue that is dead.

I entirely appreciate loyalty to one"s friends, but loyalty to the cause of justice and honor stands above it.

A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.

I am a strong individualist by personal habit, inheritance, and conviction; but it is a mere matter of common sense to recognize that the State, the community, the citizens acting together, can do a number of things better than if they were left to individual action.

The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency.