Men might as well be imprisoned, as excluded from the means of earning their bread.

If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

To tax the larger incomes at a higher percentage than the smaller, is to lay a tax on industry and economy; to impose a penalty on people for having worked harder and saved more than their neighbors.

One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.

The only freedom which deserves the name is that of pursuing our own good, in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it.

Originality is the one thing which unoriginal minds cannot feel the use of.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

Liberty lies in the rights of that person whose views you find most odious.

Don't question what you don't understand unless you're asking questions seeking to understand.

This is what they mean by epiphanies. I am almost thinking in exclamation points.

In Gladstone's mature years he lost faith not in God but in the ability of any government or state to act as the agent of God.

I always thought I would be a teacher. And I think I actually lived up to my initial dreams, because what I do now is teach millions and millions of people many different kinds of things.

When you get questions that annoy you the art is answering them differently. If you're bored with it, then everyone will be bored with it.

Old men's eyes are like old men's memories; they are strongest for things a long way off.

The second-highest honor is playing for your country, and the highest honor is wearing the armband for your country. It shows that the players have confidence in me, and that feels good.

A poem is a box, a thing, to put other things in. For safe keeping.

I think all record companies should be run by a musician. Just as you wouldn't trust your health to an electrician.

Angels and ministers of grace defend us.