No man can put a chain about the ankle of his fellow man without at last finding the other end fastened about his own neck.
A battle lost or won is easily described, understood, and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it.
Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have the exact measure of the injustice and wrong which will be imposed on them.
It is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
To suppress free speech is a double wrong. It violates the rights of the hearer as well as those of the speaker.
Man's greatness consists in his ability to do and the proper application of his powers to things needed to be done.
A little learning, indeed, may be a dangerous thing, but the want of learning is a calamity to any people.