A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people angry enough to do something about it

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.