One of your most ancient writers, a historian named Herodotus, tells of a thief who was to be executed. As he was taken away he made a bargain with the king: in one year he would teach the king's favorite horse to sing hymns. The other prisoners wa

Good government never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the will of those who administer that machinery. The most important element of government, therefore,

Good salesmen and good repairmen will never go hungry.

I trust the first lion he meets will do his duty.

"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."