Morals and lights are our first necessities.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion is a right.

An ignorant people is the blind instrument of its own destruction.

The art of victory is learned in defeat.

Flee the country where a lone man holds all power: It is a nation of slaves.

To do something right it must be done twice. The first time instructs the second.

A people that loves freedom will in the end be free.

Do not compare your material forces with those of the enemy. Spirit cannot be compared with matter. You are human beings, they are beasts. You are free, they are slaves.

The United States appear to be destined by Providence to plague America with misery in the name of liberty.

It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny.

Colombians! My last wish is for the happiness of the patria. If my death contributes to the end of partisanship and the consolidation of the union, I shall be lowered in peace into my grave.

I always find that after reading books written by Jane Austen that I speak much more properly, at least for a while.

If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.

The Roman government appeared every day less formidable to its enemies, more odious and oppressive to its subjects.

Law is the great civilizing machinery. It liberates the desire to build and subdues the desire to destroy.

I mean, one thing I know about change is we are not going to close the achievement gap without educators.

I have been born more times than anybody except Krishna.

The threads of circumstance that lead to tomorrow are so tenuous that all the fussing and worrying about decisions is futile compared to the pure randomness of existence.

I've lived in America for many years. I mean, I love being a Canadian, but I truly identify with America. I love America so much.

Ecstatic Love is an ocean, and the Milky Way is a flake of foam floating on it.

The courageous have fears that cowards never know.