A Friend In Power Is A Friend

The Social Side Of Washington Was To Be Taken For Granted As Three-fourths Of Existence. Politics And Reform Became The Detail, And Waltzing The Profession

Chaos Was The Law Of Nature; Order Was The Dream Of Man.

My Favorite Figure Of The American Author Is That Of A Man Who Breeds A Favorite Dog, Which He Throws Into The Mississippi River For The Pleasure Of Making A Splash. The River Does Not Splash, But It Drowns The Dog.

The Work Of Internal Government Has Become The Task Of Controlling The Thousands Of Fifth-rate Men.

To My Fancy, One Looks Back On Life, It Has Only Two Responsibilities, Which Include All The Others: One Is The Bringing Of New Life Into Existence; The Other, Educating It After It Is Brought In. All Betrayals Of Trust Result From These Original Sins.