"A man who has made up his mind on a given subject twenty-five years ago and continues to hold his political opinions after he has been proved to be wrong is a man of principle; while he who from time to time adapts his opinions to the changing circumstances of life is an opportunist."

“Citizens who take it upon themselves to do unusual actions which attract the attention of the police should be careful to bring these actions into one of the recognized categories of crimes and offences, for it is intolerable that the police should be put to the pains of inventing reasons for finding them undesirable.”

“It is like the thirteenth stroke of a crazy clock, which not only is itself discredited but casts a shade of doubt over all previous assertions.”

“It cannot be too clearly understood that this is not a free country, and it will be an evil day for the legal profession when it is.”

“Justice should be cheap but judges expensive.”

“A highbrow is the kind of person who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.”

“The critical period in matrimony is breakfast-time.”