In no instance have... the churches been guardians of the liberties of the people.

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.

After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of His wisdom, power and goodness as evidenced by His handiwork.

Black is not sad... Black is poetic.

Whenever you trace the origin of a skill or practices which played a crucial role in the ascent of man, we usually reach the realm of play.

When I took up running, it was like meeting God himself. I have been running ever since.

I feel that working environmentalists are, in the main, happier than armchair environmentalists.

Hollywood was fine with fakes, but it was most definitely not okay with frauds.

If you don't like the reflection. Don't look in the mirror. I don't care.

I think I'm making a difference for a lot of young singers.

But everything is relative, Bertie... You, for instance, are my relative, and I am your relative.

You have good days and bad days, and depression's something that, you know, is always with you.