History, in general, only informs us what bad government is.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Politics, like religion, hold up the torches of martyrdom to the reformers of error.

Nothing was or is farther from my intentions, than to enlist myself as the champion of a fixed opinion, where I have only expressed doubt.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.

While the art of printing is left to us science can never be retrograde what is once acquired of real knowledge can never be lost.

The equal rights of man, and the happiness of every individual, are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield, and government to gain ground.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty, than those attending too small a degree of it.

Art should be pretentious. The place to be sincere is in one's relationships.

The spirit of an artist's gifts can wake our own.

Speak nothing but the truth, and you'll soon be considered dangerous.

Going to war was the only unselfish thing I have ever done for humanity.

Seeking of the truth should be not only part of the Justice Department and part of our judicial system, but also should be... a goal of reporters today.

A hot iron, though blunt, will pierce sooner than a cold one, though sharper.

Rest is the fitting of self to its sphere.

It doesn't embarrass me one bit to let you know that I believe Adam and Eve were real people.

Excellence isn't about meeting the spec, it's about setting the spec.

I took a drama class in elementary school, and I just remember having so much fun with it. From there, I just studied, got better as I went along, and continued to grow.