The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less read more

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.

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.

What we say is important... for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

What we say is important... for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

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.

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.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

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

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

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.

Publicity, publicity, PUBLICITY is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life.

Publicity, publicity, PUBLICITY is the greatest moral factor and force in our public life.