[Imeachable conduct is] misconduct by public men, or, in other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

Only the weak use "I can't" as an excuse to give up.

I love you every day -for the code and the blushand the shrug of it. Make your mind up in me, and I will do the same.

Do not you realize you're talking to another person's ugliness yourself when you're talking about someone else?

I've always been a person with patience, and I don't like to force things.

Despite the obstacles of race and class, I was always taught that I could accomplish anything I set my mind to. African-American writers, for me, were a beacon, a guiding force.

Those who labor unselfishly in behalf of others, with no thought of remuneration, will be physically and spiritually refreshed and renewed.

A king who dies on the cross must be the king of a rather strange kingdom.

Choosing writing as a career, just by itself, is a measure of not being a calculating person.

True artistic renewal does not mean being stripped of fetters. It means moving into new fetters.

If you watch the show and the characters don't look at each other while they're talking, the actors probably aren't getting along.