I Have Always Thought That

That Doctrine Of Peace At Any Price Has Done More Mischief Than Any I Can Well Recall That Have Been Afloat In This Country. It Has Occasioned More Wars Than Any Of The Most Ruthless Conquerors. It Has Disturbed And Nearly Destroyed That Political Equilibrium So Necessary To The Liberties And The Welfare Of The World.

An Amateur May Not Be An Artist, Though An Artist Should Be An Amateur.

Destiny Is Our Will, And Our Will Is Nature.

What Art Was To The Ancient World, Science Is To The Modern; The Distinctive Faculty. In The Minds Of Men, The Useful Has Succeeded To The Beautiful.

Teach Us That Wealth Is Not Elegance, That Profusion Is Not Magnificence, That Splendor Is Not Beauty.