Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an independent force in the world.

No two on earth in all things can agree. All have some daring singularity.

In Russia a man is called reactionary if he objects to having his property stolen and his wife and children murdered.

There is only one duty, only one safe course, and that is to try to be right.

If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack.

The acts we engage in for appeasment today, we will have to remedy at far greater cost and remorse tomorrow.

I should have liked to be asked to say what I knew. They always tried to ask what I did not know. When I would have willingly displayed my knowledge, they sought to expose my ignorance. This sort of treatment had only one result: I did not do well in examinations