Swim or sink, live or die, survive or perish with my country was my unalterable determination.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.

But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.

Intelligent people, as some say, in their openness, are indeed slow to criticize, but conversely, in their openness to the concerns of others, the genuine are slow to fret about being criticized.

Being in a band didn't buy me my beans on toast!

[A distressing event] came like a door banging on to a silent room.

If you write songs and if you write music that's very sincere and very honest, it's pop music, but it is pop music with a lot of honesty and a lot of heart.

That's how most men connect - in bed. The physical connection is important because it reinforces the emotional one.

I rarely get a moment to myself, but I love the way that my agenda is dictated by the children, not my work.

A toast to the weapons of war, may they rust in peace.

You shouldn't own common stocks if a 50 per cent decrease in their value in a short period of time would cause you acute distress.

You don't have to wait till your party's in power to have an impact on life at home and around the world.