A republic, by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect and promises the cure for which we are seeking.

The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.

Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.

Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.

If our nation is ever taken over, it will be taken over from within.

The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.

Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

One company can serve some of your needs all of the time, or all of your needs some of the time, but never both.

A democracy is nothing more than mob rule, where fifty-one percent of the people may take away the rights of the other forty-nine.

Flowers are words Which even a babe may understand.

When I was young I knew everything.

Hey, you created me! I didn't create some loser alter-ego to make myself feel better. Take some responsibility!

It's a floor cleaner and a dessert topping.

Each of us must be committed to maintaining the reputation of all of us. And all of us must be committed to maintaining the reputation of each of us.

Leaders evoke emotional connections in followers only to the extent that the followers are emotionally needy.

I fear the prayers of John Knox more than all the assembled armies of Europe

We must visit Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament a hundred thousand times a day.