Absolute Power Demoralizes.

Every Thing Secret Degenerates, Even The Administration Of Justice; Nothing Is Safe That Does Not Show How It Can Bear Discussion And Publicity.

Far From Being The Product Of A Democratic Revolution And Of An Opposition To English Institutions, The Constitution Of The United States Was The Result Of A Powerful Reaction Against Democracy, And In Favor Of The Traditions Of The Mother Country.

In Every Age Its (liberty's) Progress Has Been Beset By Its Natural Enemies, By Ignorance And Superstition, By Lust Of Conquest And By Love Of Ease, By The Strong Man's Craving For Power, And The Poor Man's Craving For Food

If Some Great Catastrophe Is Not Announced Every Morning, We Feel A Certain Void. Nothing In The Paper Today, We Sigh.

There Are Two Things Which Cannot Be Attacked In Front: Ignorance And Narrow-mindedness. They Can Only Be Shaken By The Simple Development Of The Contrary Qualities. They Will Not Bear Discussion.