Implements of war and subjugation are the last arguments to which kings resort.

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.

​Pass on bravery and wisdom to the future generations, not some ragged traditions and baseless cowardice.

You can't be the cause and the cure, mon amour.

Your responsibility is your accurate response to the ability within you, when you respond less accurately than the ability you have it becomes irresponsibility.

There's no single artwork I even want to mention or that I can even really think about it to have any feeling, to be proud of it.

Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.

I'm not in the business of satisfying everybody. I'm in the business of trying to satisfy the people who elected me governor.

The only queen I ever dressed was Eva Perón.

I don't pretend for a second that I'm that great of a person on a day-to-day basis. I'm a deeply flawed human.

Most people have ears, but few have judgment; tickle those ears, and depend upon it, you will catch their judgments, such as they are.

Wherever there is number, there is beauty.