The news and the truth are not the same thing.

Robinson Crusoe, the self-sufficient man, could not have lived in New York city.

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.

Ages when custom is unsettled are necessarily ages of prophecy. The moralist cannot teach what is revealed; he must reveal what can be taught. He has to seek insight rather than to preach.

No amount of charters, direct primaries, or short ballots will make a democracy out of an illiterate people.

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.

There can be no liberty for a community which lacks the means by which to detect lies.