Liberty is to faction what air is to fire.

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.

My eyes meet his and I understand exactly what he's saying. He's my person. He's my home.

The worst time to give someone your opinion, is when no one has asked for it.

A lot of Americans don't have a passport, never will have a passport. Not only will they not travel, they don't want to travel.

Things don't look hopeful for Darwinian naturalists.

Just looking into something kind of analytically can give a lot of ideas.

I just didn’t spend enough time with my job.

I think writing is one of the toughest things.

Even if your fantasy comes true, that doesn't mean you should stop dreaming.

I was a liberal arts junkie and I figured, well, I'll go work for somebody somewhere. All I knew was that I was going to have to come home and figure it out.

Texas has a lot of electrical votes.