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Men resort to talking only when they haven't the power to enforce their convictions upon others.
Men resort to talking only when they haven't the power to enforce their convictions upon others.
A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits.
A man is not finished when he's defeated; he's finished when he quits.
Blood alone moves the wheels of history.
Blood alone moves the wheels of history.
The unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism.
The unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism.
The most successful career must show a waste of strength that might have removed mountains, and the most unsuccessful is read more
The most successful career must show a waste of strength that might have removed mountains, and the most unsuccessful is not that of the man who is taken unprepared, but of him who has prepared and is never taken. On a tragedy of that kind our national morality is duly silent.
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
As you make your bed, so you must lie in it.
I think there are only three things America will be known for 2,000 years from now when they study this read more
I think there are only three things America will be known for 2,000 years from now when they study this civilization: the Constitution, jazz music, and baseball.
It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which read more
It is a besetting vice of democracies to substitute public opinion for law. This is the usual form in which masses of men exhibit their tyranny.
Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.
Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.