The bigger the information media, the less courage and freedom they follow. Bigness means weakness..

The most distinguished hallmark of the American society is and always has been change..

People, if given the choice between anarchy and dictatorship, will always choose dictatorship because anarchy is the worst dictatorship of all..

Next to power without honor, the most dangerous thing in the world is power without humor..

Better to trust the man who is frequently in error than the one who is never in doubt..

The difference between the men and the boys in politics is, and always has been , that the boys want to be something, while the men want to do someth….

Tenacity is a pretty fair substitute for bravery, and the best form of tenacity I know is expressed in a Danish fur trapper's principle: "The next mi….

Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we're here for something else besides ourselves..

The biggest big business in America is not steel, automobiles, or television. It is the manufacture, refinement and distribution of anxiety..

Consultant: an ordinary guy more than 50 miles from home..

It is only people with a sense of personal responsibility who can help others. It is only people with a sense of personal responsibility who can be h….

There are only two kinds of people in the world, suckers and people that can be had. Everyone can be had, but a sucker will always bet you $50 that h….

The best way to get thrown out of the columnists' club is to be uncertain about anything whatsoever on this earth..

Wisdom is essential in a president, the appearance of wisdom will do in a candidate..

Brotherhood is not so wild a dream as those, who profit by postponing it, pretend..

Men want power in order to do something. Boys want power in order to be something..

With breathtaking rapidity, we are destroying all that was lovely to look at and turning America into a prison house of the spirit. The affluent soci….

It is perfectly clear that people, given no alternative, will choose tyranny over anarchy, because anarchy is the worst tyranny of all... The special….

For children, Christmas is anticipation. For adults, Christmas is memory..

I have never quite grasped the worry about the power of the press. After all, it speaks with a thousand voices, in constant dissonance..

No man was ever more than about nine meals away from crime or suicide..