"I have no faith in the wisdom of any government that is not based upon the popular will."

"The most important thing in life is to stop saying 'I wish' and start saying 'I will.'"

"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade."

"The poor are always with us, but they are not always with us in the same numbers."

"The older I grow, the more I dislike the cant of all kinds, and especially religious cant."