Politics is but the common pulse-beat, of which revolution is the fever-spasm.

The labor movement means just this: It is the last noble protest of the American people against the power of incorporated wealth.

The community which does not protect its humblest and most hated member in the free utterance of his opinions, no matter how false or hateful, is only a gang of slaves. If there is anything in the universe that can't stand discussion, let it crack.

To be as good as our fathers, we must be better. Imitation is not discipleship. When some one sent a cracked plate to China to have a set made, every piece in the new set had a crack in it.

Today it is not big business that we have to fear. It is big government.

The press is the exclusive literature of the million; to them it is literature, church, and college.

The heart is the best logician.