“Labels are devices for saving talkative persons the trouble of thinking.”

“Where it is a duty to worship the sun it is pretty sure to be a crime to examine the laws of heat.”

“You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.”

“In politics the choice is constantly between two evils.”

“Politics is a field where action is one long second best and where the choice constantly lies between two blunders.”

“No man can climb out beyond the limitations of his own character.”

“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”

“If I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drownedif I am going to be drowned, why, in the name of the seven mad gods who rule the sea, was I allowed to come thus far and contemplate sand and t...”

“I'm an Earth ecstatic, and my creed is simple: All life is sacred, life loves life, and we are capable of improving our behavior toward one another. As basic as that is, for me it's also tonic and ...”