The very aim and end of our institutions is just this: that we may think what we like and say what we think.

Quote by Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.

Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.

There is no time like the old time, when you and I were young!

There is no time like the old time, when you and I were young!

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

Stupidity often saves a man from going mad.

Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.

Some people are so heavenly minded that they are no earthly good.

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Writing or printing is like shooting with a rifle; you may hit your reader's mind,...

Writing or printing is like shooting with a rifle; you may hit your reader's mind,...

Our dead brothers still live for us and bid us think of life, not death...

Our dead brothers still live for us and bid us think of life, not death...

It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom...

It is the province of knowledge to speak and it is the privilege of wisdom...

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

The great thing in the world is not so much where we stand, as in...

Don't you stay at home of evenings? Don you love a cushioned seat in a...

Don't you stay at home of evenings? Don you love a cushioned seat in a...

Every idea is an incitement... Eloquence may set fire to reason.

Every idea is an incitement... Eloquence may set fire to reason.

Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool.

Happiness consists in activity. It is running steam, not a stagnant pool.

Every library should try to be complete on something, if it were only the history...

Every library should try to be complete on something, if it were only the history...

Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of...

Fresh air is good if you do not take too much of it; most of...

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one,...

Do not be bullied out of your common sense by the specialist; two to one,...

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our...

Where we love is home - home that our feet may leave, but not our...

Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but...

Remember, the greatest gift is not found in a store nor under a tree, but...

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.

Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.