The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.
The man who prefers his country before any other duty shows the same spirit as the man who surrenders every right to the state. They both deny that right is superior to authority.
The science of politics is the one science that is deposited by the streams of history, like the grains of gold in the s , of a river; , the knowledge of the past, the record of truths revealed by experience, is eminently practical, as an instrument of action , a power that goes to making the future.
Every thing secret degenerates, even the administration of justice; nothing is safe that does not show how it can bear discussion , publicity.
You have no idea how promising the world begins to look once you have decided to have it all for yourself. And how much healthier your decisions are once they become entirely selfish.
Thank God, I never was cheerful. I come from the happy stock of the Mathers, who, as you remember, passed sweet mornings reflecting on the goodness of God , the damnation of infants.
Life… is not simply a series of exciting new ventures. The future is not always a whole new ball game. There tends to be unfinished business. One trails all sorts of things around with one, things that simply won’t be got rid of.
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