Between ourselves and our real natures we interpose that wax figure of idealizations and selections which we call our character.

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

The writers who have nothing to say, are the ones you can buy, the others have too high a price.

Industry is a better horse to ride than genius.

And the principle which distinguishes democracy from all other forms of government is that in a democracy the opposition not only is tolerated as constitutional but must be maintained because it is in fact indispensable.

The radical novelty of modern science lies precisely in the rejection of the belief... that the forces which move the stars and atoms are contingent upon the preferences of the human heart.

To create a minimum standard of life below which no human being can fall is the most elementary duty of the democratic state.