Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

For my part I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum.

There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now it happens to everybody.

The idea that you can merchandise candidates for high office like breakfast cereal - that you can gather votes like box tops - is, I think, the ultimate indignity to the democratic process.

A thing of beauty is a joy forever: its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.