It is of great importance in a republic not only to guard against the oppression of its rulers but to guard one part of society against the injustice of the other part.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

Flannel shirts should be outlawed for ex husbands

There are no rest stops on the road of life. Otherwise they'd be congested with traffic.

Where fear is happiness is not.

Know him know me.

The will is the strong blind man who carries on his shoulders the lame man who can see.

Creative power flourishes only when I am living in the present.

There are a lot of things that are uncomfortable and hard to do, and the longer you put off those things, the harder they get.

I do not wish to be any more busy with my hands than is necessary.

Pain teaches lessons no scholar can.

We are at a critical point where rapid change is forcing us to look not just to new ways of solving problems but to new problems to solve.