Ambition must be made to counteract ambition.

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.

A man cannot be too careful in the choice of his enemies. I have not got one who is a fool.

Sunday, for me, is all about being home with the family with no plans.

Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.

Good is that which promotes life, evil is that which destroys life

All is energy and there is no energy higher than right love, which has no object

The truth of the matter is the tone is toxic here in Washington, and we have been exporting it around the country.

The mystery in how little we know of other people is no greater than the mystery of how much, Laurel thought.

I care less if I can't be part of your scene because I am the scene. I am everything that is.

If you cannot write well, you cannot think well; if you cannot think well, others will do your thinking for you.

After every mistake, we need to understand that we can look back and learn-so that we can move forward with confidence and avoid making the same mistake again.