I believe that, in this country, the press exerts a greater and a more pernicious influence than the church did in its worst period. We are not a religious people, but we are a nation of politicians.

If there is any hell more unprincipled than our rulers, and we, the ruled, I feel curious to see it.

I would remind my countrymen that they are to be men first, and Americans only at a late and convenient hour.

A distinguished clergyman told me that he chose the profession of a clergyman because it afforded the most leisure for literary pursuits. I would recommend to him the profession of a governor.

There is no such thing as accomplishing a righteous reform by the use of 'expediency.' There is no such thing as sliding up hill. In morals, the only sliders are backsliders.

The fate of the country... does not depend on what kind of paper you drop into the ballot-box once a year, but on what kind of man you drop from your chamber into the street every morning.

A government which deliberately enacts injustice, and persists in it, will at length ever become the laughing-stock of the world.

Now-a-days, men wear a fool's cap, and call it a liberty cap.

Those who have been bred in the school of politics fail now and always to face the facts.

The Sun challenges us to Shine, the Clouds remind us to Move, the Birds tell us we too can Fly and the Sky tells us that there is no limit to our Dreams and Goals.

When we do any good to others, we do as much, or more, good to ourselves.

Work doesn't seem to interfere with my life. I have time for everything, even time to be alone.

I had been tricked once by that Cheat called love, but the Game was over.

A rapid bolt will rend the clouds apart, and every single White be seared by wounds. I tell you this. I want it all to hurt.

Reputation ... is as often gained without merit as lost without a crime.

If the gospel has never broken you, you have never really heard it.

I think a very important aspect of language has to do with the establishment of social relations and interactions. Often, this is described as communication. But that is very misleading, I think.

Maybe I was naive, but I thought the whole point of being an MP was to scrutinise legislation and improve it.