Brute force is not our salvation, especially as directed by State central planning and done with little regard for the innocents.

No self-respecting person who loves humanity or wishes for a world of greater equality and justice should have anything to do with whitewashing the slavery and extermination of Marxism-Leninism.

The struggle between centralization and decentralization is at the core of American history.

The most destructive thing governments do is divide people against each other, all in competition over the reins of the state.

The real triumph of civilization is the extent to which coercion is banished from human relations.

As the nation-state has monopolized habeas corpus … on balance we have far more people in prison, federal and state, than ever.

Today most habeas involves the federal courts overriding state convictionswhere it used to be mostly the reverse.

I heard a definition once: Happiness is health and a short memory! I wish I'd invented it, because it is very true.

You are nothing but what you think. That is existentialism.

What is salvation without faith? is likea Christmas tree without a star, is likea kingdom without a king, is likea heart without a beat, is likea light switch that just won't turn on.

If you don't try, if you don't do something for yourself, you won't get anywhere.

Glorious the northern lights astream; Glorious the song, when God's the theme; Glorious the thunder's roar: Glorious hosanna from the den; Glorious the catholic amen; Glorious the martyr's gore.

He's got a knock on his shin there, just above the knee.

Writing is still on my slate.

If you disclose your alms, even then it is well done, but if you keep them secret, and give them to the poor, then that is better still for you;?and this wipes off from you some of your evil deeds.

Things have their laws as well as men, and things refuse to be trifled with.

Cursed be the hand that made these fatal holes.