Herbert Spencer

What a cage is to the wild beast, law is to the selfish man.

Hero-worship is strongest where there is least regard for human freedom.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits - influence his acting to a much greater extent than commonly recognized.

Each concession we make is accompanied by an inner diminution of which we are not immediately conscious.