Human nature will never part with power. Look for an example of a voluntary relinquishment of power from one end of the globe to another - you will find none.

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.

If this be treason, make the most of it!

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!

[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.

My ancestors were conquerors, though now they are heroes in our history." Glancing at Amos, he said, "But we wrote the history.

Recognize and appreciate little things, and enjoy what Life has to offer

I have been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had nowhere else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for the day.

He thinks about his teacher in his literary class, he's staring at her legs.

If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 MPG.

The servants must wait like ninjas for me to leave so they could render this place spotless again.

Before the Beginning was a Cause and the entire purpose of the Cause was the creation of effect.

Only he who handles his ideas lightly is master of his ideas, and only he who is master of his ideas is not enslaved by them.

Do not fear. Look beyond what's dying to what's being born.

I set it down as a maxim, that it is good for a man to live where he can meet his betters, intellectual and social.