I know not what others may choose but, as for me, give me liberty or give me death.

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.

If this be treason, make the most of it!

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!

[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.

We always need a sound reason to move on, and we always pretend to have it.

All progress is based upon the universal innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.

Through literacy you can begin to see the universe. Through music you can reach anybody. Between the two there is you, unstoppable.

Without freedom of speech, I might be in the swamp

Democrats would use every tool in our arsenal to ensure that his [Charles Pickering] nomination is rejected again this year.

The Self-Educated are marked by stubborn peculiarities.

I think Trump's affinity for Netanyahu is part of the fact that he is most comfortable with fellow bullies. He is setting up a worldwide club of ruling bullies.

As an entrepreneur, you can always find a solution if you try hard enough.

To read a novel requires a certain kind of concentration, focus, devotion to the reading. If you read a novel in more than two weeks, you don't read the novel really.

Turning corporations loose and letting the profit motive run amok is not a prescription for a more livable world.