Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago. Lincoln Steffens chancechicagogive Change image and share on social
Morality is only moral when it is voluntary. Lincoln Steffens moralmoralityvoluntary Change image and share on social
My mother would thump me sharply on the head with a thimble or a spoon if I became too noisy with the whistle when I was playing I was a steamboat captain. She had no sense of the dignity of command. Lincoln Steffens captaincommanddignity Change image and share on social
Whenever anything extraordinary is done in American municipal politics, whether for good or for evil, you can trace it almost invariably to one man. The people do not do it. Neither do the 'gangs,' 'combines,' or political parties. Lincoln Steffens americancombineevil share on social
My father would invite me sweetly to come and sit on a stool at his feet, and, as I let myself trustingly down, he would gently kick the seat from under me - and laugh. Lincoln Steffens fatherfootgently Change image and share on social
Power is what men seek and any group that gets it will abuse it. Lincoln Steffens abusegroupman Change image and share on social
The typical American citizen is the business man. The typical business man is a bad citizen; he is busy. If he is a 'big business man' and very busy, he does not neglect; he is busy with politics, oh, very busy and very businesslike. Lincoln Steffens americanbadbig share on social
I have been contending all my life, and always with God. Lincoln Steffens contendgodlife Change image and share on social
If we would leave parties to the politicians, and would vote not for the party, not even for men, but for the city, and the State, and the nation, we should rule parties, and cities, and States, and nation. Lincoln Steffens cityleaveman share on social
My father required me to honor my father and my mother too much to put up games on them. I did on occasion. Lincoln Steffens fathergamehonor Change image and share on social
