The flag is the embodiment, not of sentiment, but of history.

There's not an idea in our heads that has not been worn shiny by someone else's brains.

Benevolence does not consist in those who are prosperous pitying and helping those who are not. It consists in fellow feeling that puts you upon actually the same level with the fellow who suffers.

Absolute identity with one's cause is the first and great condition of successful leadership.

If there are men in this country big enough to own the government of the United States, they are going to own it.

While we are fighting for freedom, we must see, among other things, that labor is free.

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.