I think [the death penalty is] very expensive, and the delays are inordinate, delaying closure for the victims' families.

You can study government and politics in school, but the best way to really understand the process is to volunteer your time.

The best way to appreciate our political process is to volunteer for a campaign and support a candidate you believe in.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

I have never had any [enemies] other than those of the state.

Concepts antedate facts.

And so we turn the page over. To think of starting. This is all there is.

Autumn is an honest month; it does not delude man like spring does! It shows him the dark face of life, the tragedy, the rot, the separation, the sadness!

The moral principles and precepts contained in the Scripture ought to form the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws.

My grandmother had this high-tech security system - a rusty nail she used to lock the door.

I first came on the scene during the Johnson years and that crowd was out all the time enjoying themselves. Nixon wasn't particularly social but a lot of the people in his administration were.

As more people use social media to tell the story of the future, the wants and needs of more people will be reflected.

Once a human being has arrived on this earth, communication is the largest single factor determining what kinds of relationships he makes with others and what happens to him in the world about him.