"In politics and in trade, bruisers and..." - Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Nature is upheld by antagonism. Passions, resistance, danger, are educators. We acquire the strength we have overcome.”

“England produces under favorable conditions of ease and culture the finest women in the world. And, as the men are affectionate and true-hearted, the women inspire and refine them.”

“Great works of art have no more affecting lesson for us than this. They teach us to abide by our own spontaneous expression with good humored inflexibility whether the whole cry of voices is on the other side.”

“People disparage knowing and the intellectual life, and urge doing. I am content with knowing, if only I could know.”

“He is courageous who endures and fears the right thing, for the right motive, in the right way and at the right times.”

“Our daily deeds as ordinary South Africans must produce an actual South African reality that will reinforce humanity's belief in justice, strengthen its confidence in the nobility of the human soul, and sustain all our hopes for a glorious life for all.”

“The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department.”

“Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage.”

“We are going to tax and tax, spend and spend, elect and elect.”