Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit.

A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil.

It is the soothing thing about history that it does repeat itself.