Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education. education & knowledge
Some day science may have the existence of mankind in power, and the human race can commit suicide by blowing up the world. power & science
American society is a sort of flat, fresh-water pond which absorbs silently, without reaction, anything which is thrown into it. society
Politics... have always been the systematic organization of hatreds. politics
Friends are born, not made. friendship
There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence. intelligence
All experience is an arch, to build upon. experience
No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself. faith & intelligence
Practical politics consists in ignoring facts. politics
Politics are a very unsatisfactory game. politics
Chaos was the law of nature Order was the dream of man. nature
He too serves a certain purpose who only stands and cheers. politics
The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin. being alone
It is impossible to underrate human intelligence - beginning with one's own. intelligence
I have written too much history to have faith in it and if anyone thinks I'm wrong, I am inclined to agree with him. faith & history
Politics, as a practise, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. politics
Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. education & science
Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels. travel
Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. history
Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage. marriage
A teacher affects eternity he can never tell where his influence stops. teacher
Politics, as a practice, whatever its professions, has always been the systematic organization of hatreds. politics