There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.

After eight years as President I have only two regrets: that I have not shot Henry Clay or hanged John C. Calhoun.

Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.

John Calhoun, if you secede from my nation I will secede your head from the rest of your body.

I was born for a storm and a calm does not suit me.

Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.

When you get in debt you become a slave.

But you must remember, my fellow-citizens, that eternal vigilance by the people is the price of liberty, and that you must pay the price if you wish to secure the blessing.

All the rights secured to the citizens under the Constitution are worth nothing, and a mere bubble, except guaranteed to them by an independent and virtuous Judiciary.

Freemasonry is an institution calculated to benefit mankind.

We'll stop it, even if my body crumbles to bits I'll stop it with my soul!

The wisest has nothing, knows nothing, but loves everything.

How helpless we are, like netted birds, when we are caught by desire!

You aren’t advertising to a standing army; you are advertising to a moving parade.

Which is crueler, an old man's lost memories of a life lived, or a young man's lost memories of the life he meant to live?

Presence is when you're no longer waiting for the next moment, believing that the next moment will be more fulfilling than this one.

Our Muslim friends must learn from previous waves of immigration.

A mistake a lot of girls make is that they work out but don't eat enough. If you're not eating enough, all the work outs are doing, it's not going to show.

If you consider, for example, that democracy is much like a religion then 9/11 is akin to finding the body of God.

The key to trading success is emotional discipline. If intelligence were the key, there would be a lot more people making money trading.