[All religious sects] dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight; and scowl on the fatal harbinger announcing the subversion of the duperies in which they live.

I hope we shall . . . crush in [its] birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations.

The government created by this compact was not made the exclusive or final judge of the extent of the powers delegated to itself; since that would have made its discretion, and not the Constitution, the measure of its powers.

I do verily believe that a single, consolidated government would become the most corrupt government on the earth.

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.

A Man's management of his own purse speaks volumes about character

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.