A thousand will-o'-the-wisps in front of them, and all alike.

A thousand years to throw off the shackles, and they expect Utopia in ten minutes! It makes you want to weep.
Socialism--the brotherhood of man--is a beautiful thing theoretically; but it is like some plays--they read well but do not act.

Lopping off heads, believing them to be ideas!" "The poor things!" "That's it.

Though I betray them I pity them.

Democracy; slowly and surely.