Alfred Whitney Griswold Men Quotations

This man, Comrades, has a nice smile, but he has iron teeth.

There will be certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled.

Certain things we cannot accomplish... by any process of government. We cannot legislate intelligence. We cannot legislate morality. No, and we cannot legislate loyalty, for loyalty is a kind of morality.

There are certain things in a man that have to be won, not forced; inspired, not compelled. Among these are many, I should say most, of the things that constitute the good life. All are essential to democracy. All are proof against its enemies.