"The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness."

"The lessons this life has planted in my heart pertain more to caring than crops, more to Golden Rule than gold, more to the proper choice than to the popular choice."

"Wit is brushwood; judgment timber; the one gives the greatest flame, and the other yields the most durable heat; and both meeting make the best fire."

"That's part of American greatness, is discrimination. Yes, sir. Inequality, I think, breeds freedom and gives a man opportunity."

"It's never too late to have a happy childhood."

"No national political party is going to nominate another right-wing candidate for a long time."

"If we were brought to trial for the crimes we have committed against ourselves, few would escape the gallows."

"About the time we think we can make ends meet, somebody moves the ends."

"For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God."

"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."

"We must laugh before we are happy, for fear we die before we laugh at all."

"I would remind you that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."