By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation.

There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it it does not need to convince others read more

There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it it does not need to convince others by force that it is right

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.

Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated read more

Bad men cannot make good citizens. It is when a people forget God that tyrants forge their chains. A vitiated state of morals, a corrupted public conscience, is incompatible with freedom. No free government, or the blessings of liberty, can be preserved to any people but by a firm adherence to justice, moderation, temperance, frugality, and virtue; and by a frequent recurrence to fundamental principles.

Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed.

Nations, like plants and human beings, grow. And if the development is thwarted they are dwarfed and overshadowed.

I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us read more

I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death.