Quote #18181
The tendency of democracies is, in all things, to mediocrity.
Quote #15149
Suspicion always haunts the guilty mind; the thief doth fear each bush an officer.
Quote #9069
Freedom is a possession of inestimable value.
Quote #10515
The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and...
Quote #2909
Vegetarianism is harmless enough, although it is apt to fill a man with wind...
Quote #5904
Arms are instruments of ill omen. . . . When one is compelled to...
Quote #10319
Civilization is the process of reducing the infinite to the finite.
Quote #23164
Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but don’t insult them.
Quote #12332
How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.
Quote #19070
Penny wise, pound foolish.