“ The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it. ”
There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right it is the ideal American who is all wrong.
~ G. K. Chesterton
Artistic temperament is a disease that afflicts amateurs.
Leisure is being allowed to do nothing.
The historic glory of America lies in the fact that it is the one nation that was founded like a church. That is it was founded on a faith that was not merely summed up after it had exited but was defined before it existed.