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.

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?

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

A good orator is pointed and impassioned.

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

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

The people are to be taken in very small doses.

The people are to be taken in very small doses.

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.

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.

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.