There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or later turn into a judicial one.
Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.
When the past no longer illuminates the future, the spirit walks in darkness.
In other words, a democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.
The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words introduced but even more in the new ideas they express.
In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the end.
All those who seek to destroy the liberties of a democratic nation ought to know that war is the surest and shortest means to accomplish it.
Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference: while democracy seeks equality in liberty, socialism seeks equality in restraint and servitude.
Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him preoccupied with fresh plans to increase his comfort.
