How little do they see what really is, who frame their hasty judgment upon that which seems.

There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.

The most important thought that ever occupied my mind is that of my individual responsibility to God.

God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.

If all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, I would choose to keep the power of communication, for by it I would soon regain all the rest

The inherent right in the people to reform their government, I do not deny; and they have another right, and that is to resist unconstitutional laws without overturning the government.

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.

Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves.

God has no religion.

Will raised both eyebrows. 'Well, you learn a new thing everyday, ' he said reflectively.'In your case, that's no exaggeration, ' Halt said, completely straight-faced.

Instead of just looking back, whiplash-style, I can assume there's something else coming. Time just folds over itself, like origami.

I wonder why it is that when I plan a route too carefully, it goes to pieces, whereas if I blunder along in blissful ignorance aimed in a fancied direction I get through with no trouble.

It is the individual artist who must act courageously in an effort to grow.

There were people who read and there were the others. Whether you were the a reader or a non-reader was soon apparent. There was no greater distinction between people.

Sometimes economists in official positions give bad advice; sometimes they give very, very bad advice; and sometimes they work at the OECD.

To have a choice at all is to be free - even when the choice is between two terrible things.

A post-9/11, modern take being Batman training people to be the heroes they know they can be on their own.

Ghosts and vampires are never only about ghosts and vampires.