They [the children] live in a world of delightful imagination; they pursue persons and objects that never existed; they make an Argosy laden with gold out of a floating butterfly,--and these stupid [grown-up people] try to translate these things into uninteresting facts.

Caution is the confidential agent of selfishness.

It must be a peace without victory

It is like writing history with lightning and my only regret is that it is all so terribly true.

The masters of the government of the United States are the combined capitalists and manufacturers of the United States.

The interesting and inspiring thing about America is that she asks nothing for herself except what she has a right to ask for humanity itself.

Be militant! Be an organization that is going to do things! If you can find older men who will give you countenance and acceptableleadership, follow them; but if you cannot, organize separately and dispense with them. There are only two sorts of men to be associated with when something is to be done: Those are young men and men who never grow old.