"Man is created for a purpose; the object of his existence is to perfect himself. Man is imperfect by nature, because if nature had made him perfect he would have had no wants; and it is only by supply…"

"Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth."

"Read no history; nothing but biography, for that is life without theory."

"Every woman should marry ... and no man."

"Governments do not govern, but merely control the machinery of government, being themselves controlled by the hidden hand."