“I know we can’t abolish prejudice through laws, but we can set up guidelines for our actions by legislation.”

I do not believe in sex distinction in literature, law, politics, or trade-or that modesty and virtue are more becoming to women than to men, but wish we had more of it everywhere.

We can’t abolish prejudice through laws.

If nations could only depend upon fair and impartial judgments in a world court of law, they would abandon the senseless, savage practice of war.

Reforms are slow, but they never go backward.

Men always say, “Let’s see what you can do.” If we always talk and never work we will not accomplish anything.

The glory of each generation is to make its own precedents.

No one can claim to be called Christian who gives money for the building of warships and arsenals.