A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

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.

A stream of primal voicesWhispering in the breeze of your heartTo urge you on.

You are not on earth to simply make a living for yourself that is too small a purpose.

Your dream doesn't have an expiration date.Take a deep breath and try again....

A humble man speaks not of his own humility

When you learn to see the beauty in emptiness, your life will become more abundant.

Im so ahead of my time my parents havent met yet

When Donald Trump in one speech said I love the poorly educated - which was a remarkable thing to say - he was saying those are my people.

Every sad thing, every loss or hurt really a challenge to love that much more, really just another of beauty's many strongholds.

It's not fair. It's not. But then, that's the game. It makes life great. The fact that it ends when we don't want it to. The ending gives it meaning.

[A] spirit of justice and friendly accomodation...is our duty and our interest to cultivate with all nations.