The governments of Europe are afraid to trust the people with arms. If they did, the people would certainly shake off the yoke of tyranny, as America did.

The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.

Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.

Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.

If our nation is ever taken over, it will be taken over from within.

The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.

Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

However, if a poem can be reduced to a prose sentence, there can't be much to it.

I suppose I'm interested in sorrow, which is very different from depression or despair. Sorrow is continuous with the world; it allows for creativity.

There's no such thing as an open draw. At least for me - I mean, obviously for Roger Federer, I think every draw feels open for him - but for me there's no such thing as an open draw

I've always been able to just concoct a melody quite easily - it's just kind of instinct, really. You've got to channel your subconscious.

The truth seems . . . to be that in the ultimate and essential problem the economic factor is relatively superficial and unimportant.

Don't ever play with someone's feelings, you could win the game but you could lose that person forever.

The atom bomb was no great decision. It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.

So much is made of good, strong roles for women. Actually, it's really interesting playing vul­nerable people as well.

This is your life - you must die by yourself, so for heaven's sake, live for yourself and no one else. . . .

The Savior taught us to love not only our friends but also those who disagree with us- and even those who repudiate us.