History is not a burden on the memory but an illumination of the soul.

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.

The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.

Let thy prayer be thanksgiving.

People never understood that there was Brian and The Boz. They were two completely different people.

We are united to Him, we are one, and it is when His Passion becomes real to us, through experience and love, that we grow aware of His presence in us.

Thank goodness, we can choose our friends. We have to take our relatives as they are, and be thankful.

It's easy to get married, but hard to stay that way.

Listen with your gut, not your head.

If you believe that a given situation should make you unhappy, then it will, and the unhappiness will then reinforce the condition.

I believe that when the going gets tough, you should just hit pause. Assimilate what is happening for 10 minutes. Your thoughts will be much clearer.

The reason can give nothing at all Like the response to desire.