"I am rather inclined to silence, and whether that be wise or not, it is at least more unusual nowadays to find a man who can hold his tongue than to find one who cannot."

"As I would not be a slave, so I would not be a master. This expresses my idea of democracy. Whatever differs from this, to the extent of the difference, is no democracy."

"I think I am a pretty good judge of men, and I have found that all men are more or less corrupt, and that the only honest men are those who have not been tempted."

"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves."

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."