Shrewdness in public life all over the world is always honored, while honesty in public men is generally attributed to dumbness and is seldom rewarded.

Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

The best way out of a difficulty is through it.

America is becoming so educated that ignorance will be a novelty. I will belong to a select few.

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.

There is no more independence in politics than there is in jail.

There are men running governments who shouldn't be allowed to play with matches.