“What gunpowder did for war, the printing press has done for the mind.”

“How prudently most men creep into nameless graves, while now and then one or two forget themselves into immortality.”

“When I want to find the vanguard of the people I look to the uneasy dreams of an aristocracy and find what they dread most.”

“Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.”

“Physical bravery is an animal instinct moral bravery is much higher and truer courage. ”

“We live under a government of men and morning newspapers.”

“Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.”

“As time and space are bent by gravity, so too is truth bent by power.”

“What a curious power words have.”