Let us remember that revolutions do not always establish freedom. Our own free institutions were not the offspring of our revolution. They existed before.

May God save the country, for it is evident that the people will not.

It is not strange... to mistake change for progress.

The law is the only sure protection of the weak, and the only efficient restraint upon the strong.

Church and state should be separate, not only in form, but fact - religion and politics should not be mingled.

Let us remember that revolutions do not always establish freedom.

The man who can look upon a crisis without being willing to offer himself upon the altar of his country is not for public trust.

The nourishment from barbecue is palatable.

It would be judicious to act with magnanimity towards a prostrate foe.

Nations, like individuals in a state of nature, are equal and independent, possessing certain rights and owing certain duties to each other.

God knows that I detest slavery, but it is an existing evil ... and we must endure it and give it such protection as is guaranteed by the Constitution.

Be Clever, Think Clever and Do Clever

You were born with the seeds of success and happiness, but nobody else but yourself could plant them in your life.

Just when you think we're living in a little bit of a divided world, music brings us together.

Did you write the words, or the lyrics?

I'm all about being prudent. And I've started to appreciate experiences more than actual objects.

Without my relatives, I am but a thread; together, we form a colorful and elaborate Persian carpet.

Applaud my friends, the comedy is over... [on his death bed]

Slaves do not always welcome their deliverers. They become accustomed to being slaves. They would rather gear those ills they have

Find something you love to do and then do it for the rest of your life

One can impose silence on sentiment, but one can not give it limits.