Surely arrested development consists not in refusing to lose old things but in failing to add new things.
The public lands are a public stock, which ought to be disposed of to the best advantage for the nation.
History has shown that at least one-half of every century is consumed in war.
The Executive is charged officially in the Departments under it with the disbursement of the public money, and is responsible for the faithful application of it to the purposes for which it is raised. The Legislature is the watchful guardian over the public purse. It is its duty to see that the disbursement has been honestly made.
[In a republic,] it is not the people themselves who make the decisions, but the people they themselves choose to stand in their places.
If we look to the history of other nations, ancient or modern, we find no example of a growth so rapid, so gigantic, of a people so prosperous and happy.
In wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy so to do
We must be lovers, and at once the impossible becomes possible.
Do you remember how electrical currents and 'unseen waves' were laughed at? The knowledge about man is still in its infancy.
A ceiling fixture that places a floating assembly of large pebbles below a simple modern aluminum disc. These in turn reflect each other, bouncing light between their taught bio-morphic surfaces and reflecting the environment around them. During the day, the piece acts as a sculptural object reflecting the dynamics of natural light and movement of people around them.
There is a condition or circumstance that has a greater bearing upon the happiness of life than any other. What is it? Something to do; some congenial work. Take away the occupation of all people and what a wretched world it would be.