The Final Test Of A Leader Is

I Do Not Despise Genius-indeed, I Wish I Had A Basketful Of It. But Yet, After A Great Deal Of Experience And Observation, I Have Become Convinced That Industry Is A Better Horse To Ride Than Genius. It May Never Carry Any Man As Far As Genius Has Carried Individuals, But Industry-patient, Steady, Intelligent Industry-will Carry Thousands Into Comfort, And Even Celebrity; And This It Does With Absolute Certainty.

It Is Impossible To Abolish Either With A Law Or An Axe The Desires Of Men.

The Justification Of Majority Rule In Politics Is Not To Be Found In Its Ethical Superiority.

So Far As I Am Concerned I Have No Doctrinaire Belief In Free Speech. In The Interest Of The War It Is Necessary To Sacrifice Some Of It.

Happiness Cannot Be The Reward Of Virtue; It Must Be The Intelligible Consequence Of It.