Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.
The end of law is not to abolish or restrain, but to preserve and enlarge freedom.
Comment: Perhaps this was once the intention, now this is not true.
Firmness or stiffness of the mind is not from adherence to truth, but submission to prejudice.
The only defense against the world is a thorough knowledge of it.
I have always thought the actions of men the best interpreters of their thoughts.
