For what purpose could the enumeration of particular powers be inserted, if these and all others were meant to be included in the preceding general power?

The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.

Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.

Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.

If our nation is ever taken over, it will be taken over from within.

The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.

Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

I take my hand back, like a leaf letting go. It hurts too much to hang on. So why does it hurt so much to let go?

She'd just thrown gasoline on the fire. Now it was up to fandom to keep it burning.

There are in this world ample reasons to be sad and disheartened, discouraged and fearful. But there are as many reasons not to be.

It’s a lot cleaner when Command kills you on purpose . . . than when they do it by accident.

Can't anyone ever start a fight without all the posturing and cheesy Bond-villain threats? It's not that hard. Here, let me demonstrate." And he smashed a fist into Colin's nose.

Grace is not something one possesses; instead, grace is something one receives.

N.Y. Chamber of Commerce Urges Passage of Silver For War Use.

I do not knowingly kill any living thing - including insects or rodents - and I thank my food for sustaining me.

Within the word we find two dimensions-reflection and action. If one is sacrificed even in part, the other immediately suffers. To speak a true word is to transform the world.

Convention is another name for the habits of society.