We have been taught to regard a representative of the people as a sentinel on the watch-tower of liberty.

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

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.

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.

All creatures are capable of darkness, but not all choose to succumb to it.

Leadership is about we, not me.

No competition, no progress.

I tell you, the arts - and especially ballet - the discipline is extraordinary. I was extremely impressed.

Killing terrorists is cheaper than capturing them.

Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.

I'll always be thankful for what I have right now. I feel that it's been a blessing. But I know my time will come. It's just the way life is.

This is the theater. And this is the best place for the imagination.

Most writers like to maintain some sort of anonymity. For me, making videos was an assault.

One of the problems I have with many writers is their stories are all somewhat similar. They might be very good, but they're always on the same turf. I don't have those limitations.