In its narrowest acceptation, order means obedience. A government is said to preserve order if it succeeds in getting itself obeyed.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

What you post on Facebook represents you, it can make you look bitter or better, forgiving or frustrated, resentful or rejoicing, choose wisely.

For the very first time the young are seeing history being made before it is censored by their elders.

Me and crazy Janey were making love in the dirt singing our birthday songs.

The thought of going abroad makes my heart leap.

I'm so happy dancing while the grim reaper cuts, cuts, cuts, but he can't get me. I'm as clever as can be, and I'm very quick but don't forget; we've only got so many tricks. no one lives forever.

Things begin, things decay, and you've got to find a way to be okay.

I've learned that selflessness is a practice, not a place; a journey much more than a destination.

Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.

Remember God so much that you are forgotten. Let the caller and the called disappear; be lost in the Call.

The immature poet imitates, the mature poet plagiarizes.