Society and the World

God cures and the doctor sends the bill.

The new political gospel: public office is private graft.

It is a worthy thing to fight for one's freedom; it is another sight finer to fight for another man's.

It is a worthy thing to fight for one's freedom; it is another sight finer to fight for another man's.

No church property is taxed and so the infidel and the atheist and the man without religion are taxed to make up the deficit.

No church property is taxed and so the infidel and the atheist and the man without religion are taxed to make up the deficit.

The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.

The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.

If it is a Miracle, any sort of evidence will answer, but if it is a Fact, proof is necessary

Irreverence is the champion of liberty and its only sure defense.

Do not offer a compliment and ask a favor at the same time. A compliment that is charged for is not valuable.

Each nation knowing it has the only true religion and the only sane system of government, each despising all the others, each an ass and not suspecting it .

Each nation knowing it has the only true religion and the only sane system of government, each despising all the others, each an ass and not suspecting it .

Name the greatest of all inventors. Accident.

The less there is to justify a traditional custom, the harder it is to get rid of it

The first time a student realizes that a little learning is a dangerous thing is when he brings home a poor report card.

I don't give a damn for a man that can only spell a word one way.

Do something everyday that you don't want to do.

Travel is lethal to prejudice.

There are several good protections against temptation, but the surest is cowardice.

It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain.

So I became a newspaperman. I hated to do it but I couldn't find honest employment.

Right is right, and wrong is wrong, and a body ain’t got no business doing wrong when he ain’t ignorant and knows better .

We are all beggars, each in his own way.