People who love soft methods and hate iniquity forget this; that reform consists in taking a bone from a dog. Philosophy will not do it.

Quote by John Jay Chapman

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If American politics does not look to you like a joke, a tragic dance; if...

If American politics does not look to you like a joke, a tragic dance; if...

It is three and a half hours long, four characters wide and a cesspool deep.

It is three and a half hours long, four characters wide and a cesspool deep.

The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political...

The average educated man in America has about as much knowledge of what a political...

The world of politics is always twenty years behind the world of thought.

The world of politics is always twenty years behind the world of thought.

If you are to reach masses of people in this world, you must do it...

If you are to reach masses of people in this world, you must do it...

The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single...

The reason for the slow progress of the world seems to lie in a single...

Wherever you see a man who gives someone else's corruption, someone else's prejudice as a...

Wherever you see a man who gives someone else's corruption, someone else's prejudice as a...

Too much agreement kills the chat.

Too much agreement kills the chat.

Good government is the outcome of private virtue.

Good government is the outcome of private virtue.

Is there something in trade that desiccates and flattens out, that turns men into dried...

Is there something in trade that desiccates and flattens out, that turns men into dried...

I want to find someone on the earth so intelligent that he welcomes opinions which...

I want to find someone on the earth so intelligent that he welcomes opinions which...

There are lots of people who can't think seriously without injuring their brains

There are lots of people who can't think seriously without injuring their brains

Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We...

Our goodness comes solely from thinking on goodness; our wickedness from thinking on wickedness. We...

A vision of truth which does not call upon us to get out of our...

A vision of truth which does not call upon us to get out of our...

Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics...

Everybody in America is soft, and hates conflict. The cure for this, both in politics...

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift...

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift...

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift...

Benevolence alone will not make a teacher, nor will learning alone do it. The gift...

Kindness is the life's blood, the elixir of marriage. Kindness makes the difference between passion...

Kindness is the life's blood, the elixir of marriage. Kindness makes the difference between passion...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

The conqueror is regarded with awe; the wise man commands our respect; but it is...

To remove ignorance is an important branch of benevolence.

To remove ignorance is an important branch of benevolence.

To be rich in admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the good...

To be rich in admiration and free from envy, to rejoice greatly in the good...

There are three things to remember when teaching: know your stuff; know whom you are...

There are three things to remember when teaching: know your stuff; know whom you are...