The Democratic party of the nation ain’t dead, though it’s been givin’ a lifelike imitation of a corpse for several years. <small>p. 88</small> - George W. Plunkitt

Most of the leaders are plain American citizens, of the people and near to the people, and they have all the education they need to whip the dudes who part their name in the middle and to run the City Government. <small>p. 45</small>

Don't show off your learning; that's just another way of style.

If you have been to college, so much the worse for you. You'll have to unlearn all you learned before you can get right down to human nature, and unlearnin’ takes a lot of time. Some men can never forget what they learned at college. <small>p. 25</small>