Something is wanting, and something must be done, or we shall be involved in all the horror of failure, and civil war without a prospect of its termination.

The eyes of all America are upon us, as we play our part posterity will bless or curse us.

For God's sake, take care of your men. If they fire, they die!

Men at a distance, who have admired our systems of government unfounded in nature, are apt to accuse the rulers, and say that taxes have been assessed too high and collected too rigidly.

Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a government of events.

Having proceeded to this length, for which they are now ripe, we shall have a formidable rebellion against reason, the principle of all government, and against the very name of liberty.

We imagined that the mildness of our government and the wishes of the people were so correspondent that we were not as other nations, requiring brutal force to support the laws.

That taxes may be the ostensible cause is true, but that they are the true cause is as far remote from truth as light from darkness.

We have arrived at that point of time in which we are forced to see our own humiliation, as a nation, and that a progression in this line cannot be a productive of happiness, private or public.

They wish for a general government of unity, as they see that the local legislatures must naturally and necessarily tend to retard the general government.

Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operating against each other and against the federal head ever since the peace.

Speech was given to man to conceal his thoughts.

Impression is not enough. Design, style, technique - these, too, are not enough. Art must reach further than impression or self-revelation .

The Universe is a dream dreamed by a single dreamer where all the dream characters dream too.

One of the most original and most important ideas advanced by Hayek is the role of the 'division of knowledge' in economic society.

I believe every child is born with a gift from God - big or small - and that we should all make the most of our talents.

It's a very good time for horror. This business certainly has changed, but there's still room for serious horror films. Look at 28 Days Later, that's not a tongue-in-cheek picture.

I've got a lot to learn, and I'm very blessed to work with such talented actors. I'm nowhere near my goal. It's all about applying yourself and taking time to work and train.

It is hard for a black man to just be himself. We spend so much time in defense of something that is indefensible because there is nothing to defend.

I think those who have wanted regime [of Bashar Assad] change have made a mistake.

Le langage est une peau: je frotte mon langage contre l'autre. Language is a skin; I rub my language against another language.