“Adam and Eve had many advantages but the principal one was that they escaped teething.”

“This poor little one-horse town.”

“Fleas can be taught nearly anything that a Congressman can.”

“Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And ain't that a big enough majority in any town?”

“The jury system puts a ban upon intelligence and honesty and a premium upon ignorance stupidity and perjury.”

“There are times when one would like to hang the whole human race and finish the farce.”

“In politics, the pen is at its heaviest because it is weighed down by the collective responsibility it holds towards its people and their future in the eyes of the world.”

“Pender laughed. "Verify? In this day and age? Who cares about verifying anything? It's all about the speed. Who gets there first defines the truth. You know that as well as any man living.”

“It is the same in all wars; the soldiers do the fighting, the journalists do the shouting, and no true patriot ever gets near a front-line trench, except on the briefest of propaganda-tours.”