His voice had not the mellow tones of the other's, being inclined to shrillness, but it gave the impression of great power waiting on release somewhere in his massive chest.

"But I reckon it's only half the truth, for truth's like a dollar-piece, it's got two sides, and both are wanted to make it good currency.

The law and the constitution are like a child's pants.

They've got to be made wider and longer as the child grows so as to fit him.

If they're kept too tight, he'll burst them; and if you're in a hurry and make them too big all at once, they'll trip him up." "Agreed," said Stanton, "but the fashion and the fabric should be kept of the same good American pattern." The long man ran a hand through his thatch of hair.
"There's only one fashion in pants--to make them comfortable.