Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing.

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.

It’s not something he can do anything about, being a bleeder, anymore than a guy with a glass jaw can do something about not having whiskers.

You have to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandmother was.

If tribulation is a necessary element in redemption, we must anticipate that it will never cease till God sees the world to be either redeemed or no further redeemable.

I'm a traditionalist, so for me, black coffee is cool.

When it was time for parent-teacher conferences, I remember that I was always embarrassed about what my parents would hear about me!

What I mean is that conservatives are in a constant state of hair-on-fire, yelling anger.

It is in the nature of human beings to bend information in the direction of desired conclusions.

I can assure you President Trump and I are completely focused on the issues that matter most to the American people.

All mass is interaction.

It doesn't hurt to lose my crown, it hurts to lose.