Ideals are an imaginative understanding of that which is desirable in that which is possible.

The Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes from the nature of things. It declares the inalienable rights of man not only against all government but also against the people collectively.

In really hard times the rules of the game are altered. The inchoate mass begins to stir. It becomes potent, and when it strikes, it strikes with incredible emphasis. Those are the rare occasions when a national will emerges from the scattered, specialized, or indifferent blocs of voters who ordinarily elect the politicians. Those are for good or evil the great occasions in a nation's history.

Men can know more than their ancestors did if they start with a knowledge of what their ancestors had already learned....That is why a society can be progressive only if it conserves its traditions.

In a free society the state does not administer the affairs of men. It administers justice among men who conduct their own affairs.

When all think alike, then no one is thinking

Creative ideas come to the intuitive person who can face up to the insecurity of looking beyond the obvious.