The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world.

The declaration that religious faith shall be unpunished does not give immunity to criminal acts dictated by religious error.

Not for ourselves alone, but for all humanity... Let us hasten to find the path that leads to liberty, safety, and peace for everyone.

It look like the lord just work for wite folks cause ever sens i wasn nothin but a litle boy i been on my on haulin water to the fiel on that ol water cart wit all them dime bukets an that dipper just hittin an old dorthy just trottin and trottin an me up their hittin her wit that rope.

Newspapers . . . serve as chimnies to carry off noxious vapors and smoke.

Laws ... proportionate and mild should never be dispensed with. Let mercy be the character of the law-giver, but let the judge be a mere machine.

It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead.