There is, and always has been, one tremendous ruler of the human race – and that ruler is that combination of the opinions of all, the leveling up of universal sense which is called public sentiment. That is the ever-present regulator and police of humanity.

If human progress had been merely a matter of leadership we should be in Utopia today.

They never open their mouths without subtracting from the sum of human knowledge.

The reason why the race of man moves slowly is because it must move all together.

A statesman is a successful politician who is dead.

Politics is mostly pill-taking.

The best system is to have one party govern and the other party watch.

All the wisdom of the world consists of shouting with the majority.

The only justification of rebellion is success.

Let a man proclaim a new principle. Public sentiment will surely be on the other side.