I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
— Winston Churchill
In religion and politics, people's beliefs and convictions are in almost every case gotten at second hand, and without examination.
— Mark Twain
I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened.
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
Where all think alike, no one thinks very much
— Walter Lippmann
If you keep repeating yourself you haven't solved the problem
We strive for the forbidden
— Ovid
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
— William G. McAdoo
Justice is what is decided when equal forces are apposed, while possibilities are what superiors impose and the weak acquiesce to.
— Thucydides
... long time training in action gives more assurance than brief encouragement in fine speeches
