"To put it in rude, plain, unpalatable words — true patriotism, real patriotism: loyalty not to a Family and a Fiction,..."

"Compliments make me vain: & when I am vain, I am insolent & overbearing. It is a pity, too, because I love compliments. ..."

"What is the difference between a taxidermist & a tax-collector? The taxidermist only takes your skin..."