Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.

But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.

Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire, and begin at once, whether you’re ready or not, to put it into action.

To Have Thousands Transformed In The Society Is To Lack Unity

In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and every refusal to act excites their contempt.

Zen has no business with ideas.

When people are really drunk they have a propensity to harm themselves and others - they fall off buildings, they drive into other cars.

The reality is that my stepfather was like a father to me and watching him die from a sudden heart attack was one of the hardest things I have ever gone through.

God has a hard-on for a Marine because we kill everything we see. He plays His game, we play ours.

The good teacher discovers the natural gifts of his pupils and liberates them.

When I forget how talented God is, I look to the sea.