A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms.

It must never be forgotten...that the liberties of the people are not so safe under the gracious manner of government as by the limitation of power.

To say that a bad government must be established for fear of anarchy is really saying that we should kill ourselves for fear of dying.

To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms.

The first maxim of a man who loves liberty, should be never to grant to rulers an atom of power that is not most clearly and indispensably necessary for the safety and well being of society.

It is certainly true that a popular government cannot flourish without virtue in the people.

If Parliament may take from me one shilling in the pound, what security have I for the other nineteen?

The goal of a life purpose is not what you will create, but what it will make you into for creating it.

Checking the results of a decision against its expectations shows executives what their strengths are, where they need to improve, and where they lack knowledge or information.

Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism, that sort of thing.

Ever since the Greeks, we have been drunk with language! We have made a cage with words and shoved our God inside!

What we are here to do is to meet and become the person we are.

A person has to get fed up with the ways of the world before he, before she acquires an appetite for the world of grace.

I've wanted to be an author as long as I can remember. English was always my favorite subject at school, so why I went on to do a degree in French is anyone's guess.

It is impossible to pray for someone without loving him, and impossible to go on praying for him without discovering that our love for him grows and matures.

How will the world change if we do not question it?

If you focus on near-term growth above all else, you miss the most important question you should be asking: will this business still be around a decade from now?