“Nothing seems at first sight less important than the outward form of human actions, yet there is nothing upon which men set more store: they grow used to everything except to living in a society which has not their own manners.”
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What is most important for democracy is not that great fortunes should not exist, but that great fortunes should not remain in the same hands. In that way there are rich men, but they do not form a class.
We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects.
The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.
The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.
