It recognizes no morality but a sham morality meant for deceit, no honor even among thieves and of a thievish sort, no force but physical force, no intellectual power but cunning, no disgrace but failure, no crime but stupidity.

The firm basis of government is justice, not pity.

A man has deprived himself of the best there is in the world who has deprived himself of this.

By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not go far enough; by 'reactionary,' one who won't go at all.

We never found a real model (for our vision).

But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for the things which we have always carried nearest our hearts

Prosperity is necessarily the first theme of a political campaign.