Men are as much blinded by the extremes of misery as by the extremes of prosperity.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

The meaning of earthly existence lies not, as we have grown used to thinking, in prospering but in the development of the soul.

I have long been convinced that families are the primary agents of social change in any society.

Always feeling rushed is no way for a prosperity-minded individual to live. The objective of life is not to get through it as fast as possible.

At peace? Who but the insane would ever be at peace? What person who has enjoyed life could possibly think one is enough? Who could live even a day and not feel the sweet ache of regret?

I believe there is complete equality between men and women.

Start each day off on the right foot.

I'm from Planet Nomi where I wear black lipstick so you can see my lips and what I am doing with them.

... the right to defend one's home and one's person when attacked has been guaranteed through the ages by common law.

The Senate is a remarkable institution. It is unique. There is no other body, no other political body, no other democratic legislature in the world quite like the U.S. Senate.

O God, make the bad people good, and the good people nice