Honesty, Good Intentions And Industry, You Will

The Truth Is, This Being Errand Boy To One Hundred And Fifty Thousand People Tires Me So By Night I Am Ready For Bed Instead Of Soirees.

Free Government Cannot Long Endure If Property Is Largely In A Few Hands, And Large Masses Of People Are Unable To Earn Homes, Education, And A Support In Old Age.

The Gloomy Theology Of The Orthodox--the Calvinists--i Do Not, I Cannot Believe. Many Of The Notions--nay, Most Of The Notions--which Orthodox People Have Of The Divinity Of The Bible, I Disbelieve. I Am So Nearly Infidel In All My Views, That Too, In Spite Of My Wishes, That None But The Most Liberal Doctrines Can Command My Assent.

Do Not Let Your Bachelor Ways Crystallize So That You Can't Soften Them When You Come To Have A Wife And A Family Of Your Own.

There Can Be No Complete And Permanent Reform Of The Civil Service Until Public Opinion Emancipates Congressmen From All Control And Influence Over Government Patronage. Legislation Is Required To Establish The Reform. No Proper Legislation Is To Be Expected As Long As Members Of Congress Are Engaged In Procuring Offices For Their Constituents.