"It is not by wearing down into uniformity all that is individual in themselves, but by cultivating it and calling it forth, within the limits imposed by the rights and interests of others, that human …"

"The strongest argument for representative government is, that it is a security for good government."

"The government of a country by a mere numerical majority, is a thing which cannot be permanent."

"The government of a country by a bureaucracy is an evil of the first magnitude."

"It is questionable if all the mechanical inventions yet made have lessened the toil of any human being."