America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population, agriculture and the arts.

The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.

Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.

Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.

If our nation is ever taken over, it will be taken over from within.

The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.

Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

Stop searching for god in the farthest corners of the universe. He is in you. You are it

I expect the audience to assume TV is stupid. I accept that it's my job to overcome it.

Good or bad, if you’re not “normal, ” you can’t have a normal relationship. If you are different, people will relate to you differently.

Boredom is therefore a vital problem for the moralist, since at least half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

'Y' is about the weakest letter of all. 'Y' can't make up its mind if it's a vowel or a consonant, can it?

Together we will be unstoppable.

I wanted to live the life, a different life. I didn't want to go to the same place every day and see the same people and do the same job. I wanted interesting challenges.

If your ideas are good they rise, and if they're a bit crap they sink.

Happiness is not a future event.

I sought neither preeminence, glory, nor riches; my honor was that Jesus Christ should reign.