Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.

But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.

When an author is yet living we estimate his powers by his worst performance and when he is dead we rate them by his best.

People tend to prefer their own race online in terms of the volume of messages.

Times do keep changing - thank God.

I just figured, "If I can do theater, agents will find their way."

Why are we here? We exist not to pursue happiness, which is fleeting, or outer accomplishment, which can always be bettered. We are here to nourish the self.

Many older women are inhibited and afraid to act. It is such a waste of human potential.

A friend who is far away is sometimes much nearer than one who is at hand.

One of the proofs of the immortality of the soul is that myriads have believed it. They also believed the world was flat.

I know life is hard but we can always find hope in music and wash away our tears

I'm sharp... What the street taught me how to do is how to hustle. How to make something out of nothing.