Beyond all the other reasons not to do it, free speech assaults always backfire: they transform bigots into martyrs.

Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.

Transparency is for those who carry out public duties and exercise public power. Privacy is for everyone else.

The ultimate test of a society's freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it's how it treats its dissidents.

Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations

It's hard to imagine a more potent sign of a weak, declining empire than having one's national 'credibility' depend upon periodically bombing other countries.

When you cheer for the erosion of Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs rights, you're cheering for the erosion of your own.

The definition of an extreme authoritarian is one who is willing blindly to assume that government accusations are true without any evidence presented or opportunity to contest those accusations.

Terrorism': the word that means nothing, yet justifies everything.

Only In America can a renowned and devoted terrorism supporter like Peter King be the arbiter of national security and treason.

Terrorist', noun: 1. Someone my government tells me is a terrorist; 2. Someone my President decides to kill.

Always trust in proven survivors.

Trust Begins In TRUth, even if the Truth is about how you broke my trust.

If you surrender your free will, then someone is bound to take the reins and lead you to a place that is not of your own true desire.

I often need a long time to understand things, to imagine a painting I might make.

He knew that hair couldn't feel; he kissed her hair.

So many stories are determined before they start.

I believe my past is my strength.

If you wish another to keep your secret, first keep it to yourself.

Every day that goes by, I mean, if you don't react to Pearl Harbor for a week or two weeks or three weeks, you're behind in the war that you otherwise would have fought.

This earth will be looked back on like a lowly home, and this life of ours be remembered like a short apprenticeship to duty.