“The great would not think themselves demigods if the little did not worship them.”

“They all said that they could not do it either, but they did; that is what made them so great. They did not believe in their own worth either, not one of those men thought that he was the right man for the throne, but that was their greatness: that they did not believe themselves to be so high.”

“It's hard loving those who don't much like themselves: "If you're so great, why would you think I'm so great.”

“Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others.”

“In worshipping their nationhood men worship themselves and scorn others, and that is no healthy thing.”

“I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians wereselfishly trying to keep it for themselves.”