I have ever regarded the freedom of religious opinions and worship as equally belonging to every sect.

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.

It is remarkable how often the first interpretations of new evidence have confirmed the preconceptions of its discoverers.

If a leader works hard to break the spirit of their Soldier they'll soon meet the most focused Soldier of a career.

A flower doesn't love you or hate you, it just exists.

The fact that we often judge the pleasure of an experience by its ending can cause us to make some curious choices.

We invent what we love and what we fear.

My idea of an interesting person is someone who is quite proud of their seemingly abnormal life and turns their disadvantage into a career.

I believe an appreciation for simplicity, the everyday - the ability to dive deeply into the banal and discover life's hidden richness - is where success, let alone happiness, emerges.

God is not looking for gold vessels or silver vessels. He is looking for willing vessels

I feel like certain people think that certain styles of music will taint their jazz style.

Good people end up in Hell because they can't forgive themselves.