Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people angry enough to do something about it

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.