Even if a government can be constitutional without being democratic, it cannot be democratic without being constitutional.

No America without democracy, no democracy without politics no politics without parties, no parties without compromise and moderation.

In the end, the difference between Conservatism and Liberalism seems to be this: the Conservative thinks of liberty as something to be preserved, the Liberal thinks of it as something to be enlarged.

No form of government can survive that excludes dictatorship when the life of the nation is at stake.

The final greatness of the presidency lies in the truth that it is not just an office of incredible power but a breeding ground of indestructible myth.

Conservatism is the worship of dead revolutions.

Blessing others is easy when done through love

Children are often like hostages under the care of authority, with spankings and groundings nudging them like guns pointed at their skulls, threatening to shoot if the wrong words are uttered.

Bravery is when you walk into a battle you are not sure of winning.

Privacy is rarely lost in one fell swoop. It is usually eroded over time, little bits dissolving almost imperceptibly until we finally begin to notice how much is gone.

It is natural not to care about a sister certainly not when she is four years older and grinds her teeth at night.

Freedom is entirely different from revolt. There is no such thing as doing right or wrong when there is freedom. You are free and from that centre you act.

There are no great acts, only small acts done with great love

I think that people have great anger over what happened in 2008 in terms of the economy.

I suddenly had a little epiphany: all the books we own, both read and unread, are the fullest expression of self we have at our disposal.

It is impossible that there should be inhabitants on the opposite side of the Earth, since no such race is recorded by Scripture among the descendants of Adam.