The real yellow peril: Gold

There is probably no pleasure equal to the pleasure of climbing a dangerous Alp; but it is a pleasure which is confined strictly to people who can find pleasure in it

Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold

Everything has its limit - iron ore cannot be educated into gold.

Rail-splitting produced an unparalleled president in Lincoln. But gold hasn't produced even a good A-1 congressman.

Only when a republic's life is in danger should a man uphold his government when it is wrong. There is no other time.