It has been observed, [that for the federal government] to coerce the States is one of the maddest projects that was ever devised.

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.

We all have struggle in our lives. We're all searching for personal freedom, whether we're in a bad place or trying to be true to ourselves.

The feeling of your baby taking nourishment from your body for the first time is amazing, and it remains the most touching moment of my life.

If you had told me I'd be making 62 tomorrow, I'd say you were lying.

I know I'm capable of greatness, and I'm expecting to reach that level.

What’s interesting about you is you.

It used to be that if you had a pretty good record, you could stop by a station in Little Rock or Atlanta and let the DJ listen to it. No way something like that can happen now.

Every time I try to write on vacation, I fail miserably.

As a camel kneels before his master to have him remove his burden at the end of the day, so kneel each night and let the Master take your burden.

Real humility does not depress you, but allows you to call intensely and brings us closer to Krishna.

Your hooves have stamped at the black margin of the wood, Even where horrible green parrots call and swing. My works are all stamped down into the sultry mud.