A Democracy When Put To The Strain

... There Must Then Be A Principle Of Such A Kind That Its Substance Is Activity.

There Is No Genius Who Hasn't A Touch Of Insanity.

Good Laws, If They Are Not Obeyed, Do Not Constitute Good Government.

Great And Frequent Reverses Can Crush And Mar Our Bliss Both By The Pain They Cause And By The Hindrance They Offer To Many Activities. Yet Nevertheless Even In Adversity Nobility Shines Through, When A Man Endures Repeated And Severe Misfortune With Patience, Not Owing To Insensibility But From Generosity And Greatness Of Soul.

Our Problem Is Not That We Aim Too High And Miss, But That We Aim Too Low And Hit.