Category: Thought

I believe that in the end the truth will conquer.

There are words like *Freedom*
Sweet and wonderful to say.
On my heart-strings freedom sings
All day everyday.

There are words like *Liberty*
That almost make me cry.
If you had known what I knew
You would know why.

The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism.

The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.

It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty.

The hope that poverty and ignorance may gradually be extinguished, derives indeed much support from the steady progress of the working classes during the nineteenth century.

To say that a bad government must be established for fear of anarchy is really saying that we should kill ourselves for fear of dying.

Civilized countries generally adopt gold or silver or both as money.

The market is like a lake agitated by the wind, where the water is incessantly seeking its level without ever reaching it.