Are we at last brought to such humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our defense?

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.

If this be treason, make the most of it!

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!

[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.

He only had the imperfect medium of words.

Never joke about the job of your friend. He/she feeds their family with it and it affects their dignity!

While your character flaws may have created mild problems for other people, they will create major problems for your spouse and your marriage.

No. There is no balance, and no retribution, and no rules. The rules and balances you blather about are hopeful creations of a man fearing death.

Perhaps, as some wit remarked, the best proof that there is Intelligent Life in Outer Space is the fact it hasn't come here. Well, it can't hide forever - one day we will overhear it.

Well, he had two stabs at the cherry

Defense doesn't break down on the help, it breaks down on the recovery.

There are a number of things wrong with Washington. One of them is that everyone is too far from home.

The law seems like a sort of maze through which a client must be led to safety, a collection of reefs, rocks, and underwater hazards through which he or she must be piloted.

I always figure I'm not unique, and something that would please me hopefully would please a lot of other people that have the same tastes that I do.