I look on that paper (the Constitution) as the most fatal plan that could possibly be conceived to enslave a free people.

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.

If you don't get everything you want, think of the things you don't get that you don't want.

Fear is an enemy that can be killed only at close range. The closest range of all is intimacy. The deeper the fear is embedded in one’s spirit, the more vulnerable it is.

I feel like Im able to relate to all races of people because when you learn to tap into the raw emotion of a person, that goes past color.

You're supposed to have one hand up and one hand down. As you're trying to going up, you're trying to pull someone up at the same time.

When the soul has left the body, it belongs to death. And it cannot be taken back without a price.

Increasing public safety almost always means restricting liberties.

Islam is based on naql (texts) and ‘aql (intellect). Some people just have the texts – we call them naql-heads.

By wine eating cares are put to flight. [Lat., Vino diffugiunt mordaces curae.]

The Iranian government is undoubtedly a severe danger to its own population, but not beyond that.

Everywhere was singing, all over the house was singing, and outside the house was alive with singing, and the very air was song.