The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends read more

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies.

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

Grasp the subject, the words will follow.

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.

Once you get people laughing, they're listening and you can tell them almost anything.

Once you get people laughing, they're listening and you can tell them almost anything.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

The public have neither shame nor gratitude.

The public have neither shame nor gratitude.

That miscellaneous collection of a few wise and many foolish individuals, called the public.

That miscellaneous collection of a few wise and many foolish individuals, called the public.

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.