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.

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

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.

A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures.

I am so wise I had my mouth sewn shut.

Justice is a relative concept in all ages. The fourteenth century is no exception.

All men are rapists, and that's all they are. They rape us with their eyes, their laws, their codes.

I ask no paradise on high, With cares on earth oppressed, The only heaven for which I sigh, Is rest, eternal rest.

All the world old is queer save thee and me, and even thou art a little queer.

I just love my age. I really do. I feel like once I hit 40, I felt free to be me.

If you want to be a leader of people, you must learn to watch events.

I am something of a recluse by nature. I am that cordless screwdriver that has to charge for twenty hours to earn ten minutes use. I need that much downtime.

Fidelity is simply daring to be true in small things as well as great.

I like old people when they have aged well.