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I have been extremely touched by these signs of affection on the part of all the Thai people.

“Indian policy” has now been brought down upon the American people, and the American people are the new Indians of the 21st Century.

You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.

A prohibitionist is the sort of man one couldn’t care to drink with, even if he drank.

Estrangement shows itself precisely in the elimination of distance between people.

A real gentleman, even if he loses everything he owns, must show no emotion. Money must be so far beneath a gentleman that it is hardly worth troubling about.

I don’t feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.

Whether women are better than men I cannot say – but I can say they are certainly no worse.

A civilization which leaves so large a number of its participants unsatisfied and drives them into revolt neither has nor deserves the prospect of a lasting existence.

Think how different human societies would be if they were based on love rather than justice. But no such societies have ever existed on earth.