One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation.
The reason why the race of man moves slowly is because it must move all together.
They could do worse, and they undoubtedly will.
They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.
Politics is mostly pill-taking.
Let a man proclaim a new principle. Public sentiment will surely be on the other side.