What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.

Debt is the fatal disease of republics, the first thing and the mightiest to undermine governments and corrupt the people.

Every government is always growing corrupt.

Politicians are like the bones of a horse's foreshoulder-not a straight one in it.

Statutes are mere milestone, telling how far yesterday's thought had traveled; and the talk of the sidewalk today is the law of the land. With us, law in nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.

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.

One on God's side is a majority.