No government ought to exist for the purpose of checking the prosperity of its people or to allow such a principle in its policy.

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.

Don't let anyone fool you. The stars are always shining. And you don't just see them in the dark. The sun is a star, and it provides light for all of us.

There are things that once done can’t be undone, things that once said can’t be unsaid.

Nothing in life is more necessary than friendship.

Better a bald head than none at all.

The Humane Society is so great to work with. Because everyone there is so nice and supportive, and they're all animal lovers like me.

Well, I jumped for the first time when I was 16. I just loved it and immediately realized that it was what I wanted to do.

God expects believers to improve their attitude in giving as well as their giving itself.

I always try and find new things to think about and address. That really opens you up as a writer. I can write a lot of what I feel and it helps put it into clearer perspective.

A tree gives glory to God by being a tree. For in being what God means it to be it is obeying Him.... The more a tree is like itself, the more it is like Him.

You show me a successful complex system, and I will show you a system that has evolved through trial and error.