He wrote as a young man that God's noblest gift was the gift of an inquiring mind.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.

But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.

You are not sorry for what you did...you are only sorry for how it turned out for you.

There is no worse sorrow than remembering happiness in the day of sorrow.

Women are the sustaining force of any society - they think of the children and the next generation's chances.

The more defects a man may have, the older he is, the less lovable, the more resounding his success.

Why should neurotic, selfish, immature people suddenly become angels when they fall in love ... ?

The result is a picture that represents so much of what I want and rarely get from a movie - a couple of hours filled with characters who are as exciting as the people I know in real life.

This system is really broken. No Child Left Behind has really failed and the only way to solve education is to leave one governor behind.

At the heart of quantum mechanics is a rule that sometimes governs politicians or CEOs-as long as no one is watching, anything goes.

The Goth character was a difficult thing to get my head round. I'm not really a fan of Goth music. I'm more a piano and guitar man - that's what I love.

Obviously, all of us have been influenced by those around us.