The Essence Of Independence Has Been To

Tell The Truth, But Lead So Improbable A Life That The Truth Will Never Be Believed.

Adaptation To One's Environment Makes For A Sort Of Survival; But After All, The Supreme Victory Is Only Won By Those Who Prove Themselves Of So Much Hardier Stuff Than The Rest That No Power On Earth Is Able To Destroy Them. The People Who Have Really Made History Are The Martyrs.

A White Male Child Of Perfect Innocence And Intelligence Makes The Most Suitable Victim.

Practically, Science Is True; And Faith Is Foolish.

The Average Man Cannot Believe That An Artist May Be As Serious And Highminded An Observer Of Life As The Professed Man Of Science.