"The highest manifestation of life consists in..." - Quote by Thomas Aquinas

“He who is drawn to something desirable does not desire to have it as a thought but as a thing.”

“There is no leisure about politics.”

“All men are equal in nature, and also in original sin. It is in the merits and demerits of their actions that they differ.”

“America is a land of opportunity and don't ever forget it.”

“Only free men can negotiate; prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.”

“Everyone asks for freedom for himself,The man free love, the businessman free trade,The writer and talker free speech and free press.”

“If I had a humble spirit in my service who, when I asked for a glass of water, brought me the world's costliest wines blended in a chalice, I should dismiss him, in order to teach him that my pleasure consists, not in what I enjoy, but in having my own way.”

“Do not shut up the young people against their will in a pew, and force the children to ask them questions for an hour against their will.”

“I wanted to retain my individuality. I was afraid of being hampered by studio policies. I knew if someone else got control, I would be restrained.”