The number of substitutes for fine and clean thinking the world provides positively gnaws at one's vitals.

A State divided into a small number of rich and a large number of poor will always develop a government manipulated by the rich to protect the amenities represented by their property.

Civilization means, above all, an unwillingness to inflict unnecessary pain ... those of us who heedlessly accept the commands of authority cannot yet claim to be civilized men.

Those who know the normal life of the poor... will realize well enough that without economic security, liberty is not worth having.

No citizen enjoys genuine freedom of religious conviction until the state is indifferent to every form of religious outlook from Atheism to Zoroastrianism.

A healthy loyalty is not passive and complacent, but active and critical.

Every State is known by the rights it maintains.

Without equality, I say, there cannot be liberty.

If it weren't for the law, I would steal books; if it weren't for my purse, I would buy them.

The only real security for social well-being is the free exercise of men's minds.

If there is one thing fundamental to the life of the spirit it is the absence of force.

Success is subjective, so define it for yourself. Don’t allow your life efforts to be dictated and judged according to other people’s standards.

Marriage is a mystery that one would be wise not to solve too hastily.--- Marve De Jong, Love And Other Follies Of The Great Families Of Old New York

Whatever you do today, impacts your historicity.

Just when the butterfly thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.

We need to remember that God is holding us in His hands, he will lead us to the light

Connie, giving her thoughts on why Vinnie's hot temper is less than normal, says: "Lucille must have fed him a Vallium smoothie this morning.

The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work.

No war is over until the enemy says it's over. We may think it over, we may declare it over, but in fact, the enemy gets a vote.

I love home. I'd rather be at home than anywhere else.

Those who wish to be ignorant and free, believe in something that never was and never shall be.