Everybody likes to get as much power as circumstances allow, and nobody will vote for a self-denying ordinance.

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.

Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

Socialism means slavery.

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.

The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

Always look at the message, not the messenger!”The Little People, The Little People Journey into the Mystic Sea

We the caregivers, have the power to do things proactively to benefit our present and future generations.

When you are not needed, you are not needed. Period!

I want to fall in love, with an emphasis on the falling part.

People love science and all it offers, but they also feel a calling in themselves to the sense of what's deeper.

You have to be involved during midterm elections, you have to care about what happens at a school board level.

I can play songs that I hear from a movie and just play it a few times on the keyboard. I will hit all the notes on the keyboard until I find the right key, and then I will play the rest of the song.

Dishonesty of any kind will create a blemish.

Obviously Hall & Oates wasn't overlooked by the masses in terms of the record sales.

When you change your thoughts and perception, you change the way you live.