Liberty and Union now and for ever one and inseparable!

There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters

Whatever makes men good Christians, makes them good citizens.

The contest for ages has been to rescue liberty from the grasp of executive power.

The most important thought that ever occupied my mind is that of my individual responsibility to God.

God grants liberty only to those who love it, and are always ready to guard and defend it.

The proper function of a government is to make it easy for the people to do good, and difficult for them to do evil.

If all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, I would choose to keep the power of communication, for by it I would soon regain all the rest

The inherent right in the people to reform their government, I do not deny; and they have another right, and that is to resist unconstitutional laws without overturning the government.

Justice, sir, is the great interest of man on earth. It is the ligament which holds civilized beings and civilized nations together.

Falsehoods not only disagree with truths, but usually quarrel among themselves.

endure all always

Be aware of your intrinsic energies - that is what you are made of!- Ramana Pemmaraju

The first time I watched [Keith] Olbermann, his opening monologue, I completely changed the way I approached my radio show.

I've wanted you since the moment you tried to run me over. You are unlike any woman I have met before. You are strong, and courageous, and you do not suffer fools.

Errors accumulate in the sketch and compound in the model.

I'd been fired by CBS News in a semipublic way, and as the months went by, there was a perception that I was damaged goods.

Those who stop being better stop being good.

Humility is the first step towards learning. You can’t learn until you are humble enough to realize there is something for you to learn.

The philosopher is someone who doesn't know, but who wants to find out.

Do not engage an enemy more powerful than you. And if it is unavoidable and you do have to engage, then make sure you engage it on your terms, not on your enemy's terms.