The public is a ferocious beast: one must either chain it up or flee from it.

The public is a ferocious beast: one must either chain it up or flee from it.

It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other read more

It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really want to be operated upon by a surgeon who talks broad cockney?

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

The public is wiser than the wisest critic.

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.

What we say is important... for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

What we say is important... for in most cases the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.

Without publicity there can be no public support, and without public support every nation must decay.

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends read more

The effect of power and publicity on all men is the aggravation of self, a sort of tumor that ends by killing the victim's sympathies.

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.

Once you get people laughing, they're listening and you can tell them almost anything.

Once you get people laughing, they're listening and you can tell them almost anything.