The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less read more

The trouble with the public is that there is too much of it; what we need in public is less quantity and more quality.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.

The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many read more

The stroke of the whip maketh marks in the flesh: but the stroke of the tongue breaketh the bones. Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: but not so many as have fallen by the tongue. [Ecclesiasticus 28:17 --18].

If you can't write your message in a sentence, you can't say it in an hour.

If you can't write your message in a sentence, you can't say it in an hour.

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

Say not always what you know, but always know what you say.

That miscellaneous collection of a few wise and many foolish individuals, called the public.

That miscellaneous collection of a few wise and many foolish individuals, called the public.

It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove read more

It's better to keep your mouth shut and give the impression that you're stupid than to open it and remove all doubt.

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.

Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent.

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.

If there's anything a public servant hates to do it's something for the public.