The treaties of the United States, to have any force at all, must be considered as part of the law of the land.

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.

Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy

The best way to love a woman is to let her bloom like a flower so that you can enjoy her beauty without plucking her petals.

IMPERCEPTIBLE IMPELLENTGod exists in the heart, not in the show of religious alignment

Anarchism means voluntary co-operation instead of forced participation. It means harmony and order in place of interference and disorder.

What we have in Christ Jesus-Redemption through His blood is the beginning and foundation of everything.

In the future, a new generation of artists will be writing genomes as fluently as Blake and Byron wrote verses.

A man's sense of self is defined through his ability to achieve results.

I like sitting in the dark and watching people far more talented than I'll ever be sing my songs and say my words. It's thrilling.

I've traveled the world and been about everywhere you can imagine. There's not anything I'm scared of except my wife.

When you're more valuable, the people around you will do more to make it work.