A road is a dagger placed in the heart of a wilderness.

Freedom of movement is the very essence of our free society -- once the right to travel is curtailed, all other rights suffer.

Restriction of free thought and free speech is the most dangerous of all subversions. It is the one un-American act that could most easily defeat us.

We are rapidly entering the age of no privacy, where everyone is open to surveillance at all times; where there are no secrets from government.

To be whole and harmonious, man must also know the music of the beaches and the woods. He must find the thing of which he is only an infinitesimal part and nurture it and love it, if he is to live.

The Fifth Amendment is an old friend and a good friend, one of the great landmarks in men's struggle to be free of tyranny, to be decent and civilized.

The liberties of none are safe unless the liberties of all are protected.

Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?

As night-fall does not come at once, neither does oppression...It is in such twilight that we all must be aware of change in the air - however slight - lest we become victims of the darkness.

Those in power need checks and restraints lest they come to identify the common good for their own tastes and desires, and their continuation in office as essential to the preservation of the nation.

The way to combat noxious ideas is with other ideas. The way to combat falsehoods is with truth.

So this needs to be said, and so I will try to say it

When you go in search of honey you must expect to be stung by bees.

You must not under any pretense allow your mind to dwell on any thought that is not positive, constructive, optimistic, kind.

Mixing one's wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.

A man without a bias cannot write interesting history - if indeed such a man exists.

I never thought I'd get [a 'Pitch Perfect 2'] audition because the film was just so massive.

When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it.

If you're feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.

The more you venture to live greatly, the more you will find within you what it takes to get on top of the things and stay there.

When I think of civil liberties I think of the founding principles of the country. The freedoms that are in the First Amendment. But also the fundamental right to privacy.