Unless each man produces more than he receives, increases his output, there will be less for him than all the others.
You can talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle everybody is engaged in to get better living conditions, and they are not interested too much in government.
If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament - disarmament follows peace.
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.
Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who have ceased to give pleasure.
Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so you can separate them from what you see.
The greatest blessing of our democracy is freedom. But in the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves.
Age is only a number, a cipher for the records. A man can't retire his experience. He must use it. Experience achieves more with less energy and time.