What has commonly been called rebellion has more often been nothing but a manly and glorious struggle in opposition to the lawless power of rebellious kings and princes.

If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and knowledge prevail.

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.

The country shall be independent, and we will be satisfied with nothing short of it.

A true patriot would keep the attention of his fellow citizens awake to their grievances, and not allow them to rest till the causes of their just complaints are removed.

Our union is now complete; our constitution composed, established, and approved. You are now the guardians of your own liberties.

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

Nil desperandum, -- Never Despair. That is a motto for you and me. All are not dead; and where there is a spark of patriotic fire, we will rekindle it.

A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy.

Guns are like cars: you can trust a good used one better than one that's brand new.

Never be fooled by what you see. It's what you do not see that will kill you.

There are no injuries that run so deep that one can't add insult to them and make them feel even worse.

I have a garden of my own, But so with roses overgrown, And lilies, that you would it guess To be a little wilderness.

We are on a journey to keep an appointment with whatever we are.

All government, in its essence, is a conspiracy against the superior man: its one permanent object is to oppress him and cripple him.

Fixing bars is easy. Fixing people is tough.

The lack of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome.

Hen nights should be banned. You're honour-bound to behave atrociously, then feel terribly ashamed afterwards. (This Charming Man)

I was born in Alabama, but I only lived there for a month before I'd done everything there was to do.