All deductions having been made, democracy has done less harm, and more good, than any other form of government. It gave to human existence a zest and camaraderie that outweighed its pitfalls and defects. It gave to thought and science and enterprise the freedom essential to their operation and growth. It broke down the walls of privilege and class, and in each generation it raised up ability from every rank and place.

We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street and Broadway.

A civilization is born Stoic and dies Epicurean.

No man who is in a hurry is quite civilized.

The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an old man has for his old wife.

Woe to him who teaches men faster than they can learn.

The time when you need to do something is when no one else is willing to do it, when people are saying it can't be done.