He who molds the public sentiment ... makes statues and decisions possible or impossible to make.

He who molds the public sentiment ... makes statues and decisions possible or impossible to make.

Sentiment is intellectualized emotion; emotion precipitated, as it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy.

Sentiment is intellectualized emotion; emotion precipitated, as it were, in pretty crystals by the fancy.

The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist.

The barrenest of all mortals is the sentimentalist.

Sentimentality--that's what we call the sentiment we don't share.

Sentimentality--that's what we call the sentiment we don't share.

A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.

A sentimentalist is simply one who desires to have the luxury of an emotion without paying for it.

The value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it.

The value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it.

People call me feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.

People call me feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute.

Sentimentality-- That's what we call the sentiment we don't share.

Sentimentality-- That's what we call the sentiment we don't share.

Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.

Sentimentality is the only sentiment that rubs you the wrong way.