I do not know if the people of the United States would vote for superior men if they ran for office, but there can be no doubt that such men do not run.

Society is endangered not by the great profligacy of a few, but by the laxity of morals amongst all.

everybody feels the evil, but no one has courage or energy enough to seek the cure

On close inspection, we shall find that religion, and not fear, has ever been the cause of the long-lived prosperity of an absolute government.

The happy and powerful do not go into exile, and there are no surer guarantees of equality among men than poverty and misfortune.

I am unaware of his plans but I shall never stop believing in them because I cannot fathom them and I prefer to mistrust my own intellectual capacities than his justice.

Nations, as well as men, almost always betray the most prominent features of their future destiny in their earliest years.

A whole nation cannot rise above itself.

When justice is more certain and more mild, is at the same time more efficacious.

The whole people contracts the habits and tastes of the magistrate.

For benefits by their very greatness spotlight the difference in conditions and arouse a secret annoyance in those who profit from them. But the charm of simple good manners is almost irresistible.

No day is so bad it can't be fixed with a nap.

Love is a way of being, not something you give. When a person is truly loving, he is love.

"Statesman" gives the impression that every time a major issue comes up, I'll be popping off. And that's not what's going to happen.

If I don't feel it, I can't play it.

I played softball for a few years growing up. Both my brothers played baseball.

A decisive cleansing of the conscience is a prerequisite for unhindered access to God

Morality is seldom a safe guide for human conduct.

For a while it was hard for me to say no to work.

There are feet to steady, hands to grasp, minds to encourage, hearts to inspire, and souls to save