Few Men In Our History Have Ever

In The Minds Of Most Men, The Kingdom Of Opinion Is Divided Into Three Territories,--the Territory Of Yes, The Territory Of No, And A Broad, Unexplored Middle Ground Of Doubt.

It Is Not Right Or Manly To Lie Even About Satan.

Talleyrand Once Said To The First Napoleon That The United States Is A Giant Without Bones. Since That Time Our Gristle Has Been Rapidly Hardening.

I Have Seen The Sea Lashed Into Fury And Tossed Into Spray, And Its Grandeur Moves The Soul Of The Dullest Man; But I Remember That It Is Not The Billows, But The Calm Level Of The Sea From Which All Heights And Depths Are Measured.

The Refunding Of The National Debt At A Lower Rate Of Interest Should Be Accomplished Without Compelling The Withdrawal Of The National-bank Notes, And Thus Disturbing The Business Of The Country.