For those suggesting criticisms of drone kills should wait until the election: that'd be reasonable if he stops killing until the election.

Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.

Transparency is for those who carry out public duties and exercise public power. Privacy is for everyone else.

The ultimate test of a society's freedom is not how it treats its good, obedient, compliant citizens; it's how it treats its dissidents.

Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind the NSA Surveillance Revelations

It's hard to imagine a more potent sign of a weak, declining empire than having one's national 'credibility' depend upon periodically bombing other countries.

When you cheer for the erosion of Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs rights, you're cheering for the erosion of your own.

The definition of an extreme authoritarian is one who is willing blindly to assume that government accusations are true without any evidence presented or opportunity to contest those accusations.

Terrorism': the word that means nothing, yet justifies everything.

Only In America can a renowned and devoted terrorism supporter like Peter King be the arbiter of national security and treason.

Terrorist', noun: 1. Someone my government tells me is a terrorist; 2. Someone my President decides to kill.

A prayer/meditation a day, keeps the Doctor away.

'T is greatly wise to talk with our past hours, And ask them what report they bore to heaven.

Are we allowed to sing? I imagine that at times, it might improve the tone of the debate.

I think we have a very brief window of opportunity to deal with climate change. No longer than a decade at most.

I'm not interested in trying to have people who might like other kinds of music follow me. I don't want to please them.

You ought to try being cruel to some people.

Great souls are harmonious.

Youth is like spring, an over praised season more remarkable for biting winds than genial breezes. Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits.

It's pretty much rock-'n'-roll. I sit down and start feeling stuff and writing.

Even the dreadful martyrdom must run its course Anyhow in a corner, some untidy spot Where the dogs go on with their doggy life