Every nation ought to have a right to provide for its own happiness.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

See, you’ve got to understand, son. There’s two types of guys in this world. There’s guys . . . who think they’re in control, and guys like us who live in the moment. Who accept life as it is.

Poverty, oppression, grief and depression will increase, if a country does not live according to the rules of God.

Mental fight means thinking against the current, not with it. It is our business to puncture gas bags and discover the seeds of truth.

what is unreasonable is irrefutable.

Now I write often. I decided that I need to write for myself - I can't really direct other people's material.

All you have to do is trust your Heavenly Father. Trust Him enough to follow His plan.

My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I'm with you does the pain go away.

The advance of knowledge is an infinite progression towards a goal that ever recedes.

Contrast the experience with something worse and you cannot help feeling happy and grateful because... The change from trouble to comfort gives us more pleasure than uninterrupted comfort does.

I love to ride my bike, which is great aerobics, but also just a great time for me to think, so it's like this terrific double bill.