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.

The heritage of the past is the seed that brings forth the harvest of the future.

Revolution is the only thing, the only power, that ever worked out freedom for any people. The powers that have ruled long and learned to love ruling, will never give up that prerogative until they must, till they see the certainty of overthrow and destruction if they do not. To plant-to revolutionize-these are the twin stars that have ruled our pathway. What have we then to dread in the word Revolution-we, the children of rebels!

Sin is not taken out of man, as Eve was out of Adam, by putting him to sleep.

Government is only a necessary evil, like other go-carts and crutches. Our need of it shows exactly how far we are still children. All governing overmuch kills the self-help and energy of the governed.

Christianity is a battle, not a dream.