The Worst Enemy Of Good Government Is

People Who Love Soft Methods And Hate Iniquity Forget This; That Reform Consists In Taking A Bone From A Dog. Philosophy Will Not Do It.

There Are Plenty Of People To Whom The Crucial Problem Of Their Lives Never Get Presented In Terms That They Can Understand.

The Average Educated Man In America Has About As Much Knowledge Of What A Political Idea Is As He Has Of The Principles Of Counterpoint. Each Is A Thing Used In Politics Or Music Which Those Fellows Who Practice Politics Or Music Manipulate Somehow. Show Him One And He Will Deny That It Is Politics At All. It Must Be Corrupt Or He Will Not Recognize It. He Has Only Seen Dried Figs. He Has Only Thought Dried Thoughts. A Live Thought Or A Real Idea Is Against The Rules Of His Mind.

Good Government Is The Outcome Of Private Virtue.

If Any Of You ... Have A Mind To Make Himself Heard A Mile Off, You Must Make A Bonfire Of Your Reputations, And A Close Enemy Of Most Men Who Would Wish You Well.