"Get your facts first, then you can..." - Quote by Mark Twain

“If you will notice, there is seldom a telegram in a paper which fails to show up one or more members & beneficiaries of our Civilization as promenading with his shirt-tail up & the rest of his regalia in the wash.”

“The political and commercial morals of the United States are not merely food for laughter, they are an entire banquet.”

“How empty is theory in the presence of fact!”

“A man who is truthful and does not mean ill even to his adversary will be slow to believe charges even against his foes. He will, however, try to understand the viewpoints of his opponents and will always keep an open mind and seek every opportunity of serving his opponents.”

“It seems to me that every phenomenon, every fact, itself is the really interesting object. Whoever explains it, or connects it with other events, usually only amuses himself or makes sport of us, as, for instance, the naturalist or historian. But a single action or event is interesting, not because it is explainable, but because it is true.”

“In the mountains of truth, you never climb in vain.”

“It is not necessary to bury the truth. It is sufficient merely to delay it until nobody cares.”

“When we consider reality itself we quickly become aware of its infinite complexity, and we realize that our habitual perception of it is often inadequate. If this were not so, the concept of deception would be meaningless.”

“The lawyer's truth is not Truth, but consistency or a consistent expediency.”