The refuge from pessimism is the good men and women at any time existing in the world, -they keep faith and happiness alive.

If a war be undertaken...before the resources of peace have been tried and proved vain to secure it, that war has no defense, it is a national crime.

I'm no longer quite sure what the question is, but I do know that the answer is Yes.

The United States has lost her unique position as a leader in the progress of civilization and has taken up her place simply as one of the grasping and selfish nations of the present day.

The loss of religious faith among the most civilized portion of the race is a step from childishness toward maturity.

It does not seem to me that the evidence concerning the being of a God, and concerning immortality, is such as to enable us to assert anything in regard to either of these topics.

There's nothing sillier in the world than a teacher telling you don't do it after you already did it.

The internet has become a political space. I think that is one of the most important developments in the past decade.

I’m going crazy, Louis thought wonderingly. Wheeeeee!

The form of government is a democracy when the free, who are also poor and the majority, govern, and an oligarchy when the rich and the noble govern, they being at the same time few in number.

Destroy the man of wicked thoughts, Like a bamboo-tree with its fruit.

After all this time and all this, quote, "experience," how is she [Hillary Clinton] not better at this [military]?

Don't cry about money, it never cries for you.

Television is not like making records. I wanna tell all you kids, do not try this at home, 'cause it's hard. It takes a lot of hard work, a lot of practice, and a lot of different takes.

I think life awards you if have your priorities in the right place.

Seduced her? Every time I turned round she was up a library ladder. In the end I gave in. That reminds me—I spotted something between her legs that made me think of you.