Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
Modern politics is, at bottom, a struggle not of men but of forces.
Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education.
In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that he did not also limit his stupidity.
It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.