No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. |
I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement. |
We do not need more intellectual power, we need more moral power. We do not need more knowledge, we need more character. We do not need more government, we need more culture. We do not need more law, we need more religion. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.... If the foundation is firm, the superstructure will stand. |
Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty. |
It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones. |
A wholesome regard for the memory of the great men of long ago is the best assurance to a people of a continuation of great men to come, who shall be able to instruct, to lead, and to inspire. A people who worship at the shrine of true greatness will themselves be truly great. |
The collection of taxes which are not absolutely required, which do not beyond reasonable doubt contribute to the public welfare, is only a species of legalized larceny. The wise and correct course to follow in taxation is not to destroy those who have already secured success, but to create conditions under which everyone will have a better chance to be successful. |
Government price-fixing once started, has alike no justice and no end. It is an economic folly from which this country has every right to be spared. |
No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil. |
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. |
Nature is inexorable. If men do not follow the truth they cannot live. |
As I went about with my father, when he collected taxes, I knew that when taxes were laid someone had to work hard to earn the money to pay them. |
I have never been hurt by anything I didn't say. |
When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results. |
