Men become civilized, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt.

Men feel that cruelty to the poor is a kind of cruelty to animals. They never feel that it is an injustice to equals nay it is treachery to comrades.

Fable is more historical than fact, because fact tells us about one man and fable tells us about a million men.

All men commend patience, although few are willing to practice it.

Republicans are men of narrow vision, who are afraid of the future.