“Choosing not to read is like closing an open door to paradise”

“The Doors Open at 7, The trouble begins at 8.”

“Evidence ... proves that prohibition only drives drunkenness behind closed doors and into dark places, and it does not cure it or even diminish it.”

“I desire to tamper with the jury law. I wish to alter it as to put a premium on intelligence and character, and close the jury box against idiots, blacklegs, and people who do not read newspapers.”

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”

“If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.”

“Certainly. Of course. That’s part of it. And always coming to school or when we’re going home, you’re to walk with me, when there ain’t anybody looking – and you choose me and I choose you at parties, because that’s the way you do when you’re engaged.”