There never has yet existed a wealthy and civilized society in which one portion of the community did not, in point of fact, live on the labor of the other.

I never use the word nation in speaking of the United States. I always use the word Union or Confederacy. We are not a nation but a union, a confederacy of equal and sovereign States.

Irresponsible power is inconsistent with liberty, and must corrupt those who exercise it.

In looking back, I see nothing to regret, and little to correct.

The defence of human liberty against the aggressions of despotic power have been always the most efficient in States where domestic slavery was to prevail.

The very essence of a free government consists in considering offices as public trusts, bestowed for the good of the country, and not for the benefit of an individual or a party.

It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty.

Government has within it a tendency to abuse its powers.

Beware the wrath of a patient adversary.

The will of a majority is the will of a rabble. Progressive democracy is incompatable with liberty.

Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes.

Shed as you do your garments your daily sins whether of omission or commission and you will wake a free man with a new life.

When an idea is wanting a word can always be found to take its place.

I'm asking the American people to rise above the noise and the clutter of our broken politics.

Max: What's a period? George: It's a bullet we dodge, go get ready.

Those things which are sacred, are to be imparted only to sacred persons; and it is not lawful to import them to the profane until they have been initiated in the mysteries of the science.

Lots of narcissistic people have helped lots of other people with their music. That's such a narcissistic thing to say! Ha ha!

People of character do the right thing, not because they think it will change the world but because they refuse to be changed by the world.

Yeah, I definitely want to find that right person and fall in love and have kids someday.

I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.

Yeah, I have been because, generally speaking, to we Biblical literalists, the media is very hostile.