[Self-defense is] justly called the primary law of nature, so it is not, neither can it be in fact, taken away by the laws of society.

The royal navy of England hath ever been its greatest defence and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength, - the floating bulwark of our island.

It is better that ten guilty persons escape than one innocent suffer.

No enactment of man can be considered law unless it conforms to the law of God

Free men have arms; slaves do not.

Law is the embodiment of the moral sentiment of the people.

So great moreover is the regard of the law for private property, that it will not authorize the least violation of it; no, not even for the general good of the whole community.

The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights.

Upon these two foundations, the law of nature and the law of revelation, depend all human laws.

The husband and wife are one, and that one is the husband.

By marriage the husband and wife are one person in law, that is, the very being or legal existence of the woman is suspended during marriage.

When in prayer, there is no need to implore, beg or repeat. You have been heard, and your wishes will be granted perfectly at the right time. Relax, be patient and do not fret.

Time is the rider that breaks youth.

The productivity of a work group seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization.

We need two kinds of acquaintances, one to complain to, while to the others we boast.

I played high school golf, I played amateur golf and I started getting officers. I was playing pretty good, won amateur tournaments as a junior, and the whole thing.

Offers come up, but I'm still fighting for jobs and auditioning and being rejected.

I think literacy is everything.

If we agree that the bottom line of life is happiness, not success, then it makes perfect sense to say that it is the journey that counts, not reaching the destination.

People think they know me from somewhere, and then I open my mouth and they realise it's me from Birds Of A Feather.

All possibility of understanding is rooted in the ability to say no.