“Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime”

“Alliance: In international politics, the union of two thieves who have their hands so deeply inserted in each other's pocket that they cannot separately plunder a third.”

“You can't say that civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way.”

“Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich”

“Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future”

“Economy is half the battle of life. It is not so hard to earn money as to spend it well.”