The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed.

People sometimes attribute my success to my genius; all the genius I know anything about is hard work.

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many.

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original right of self-defense — to fight the government.

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one.

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government.

You have to push through every difficulty to achieve the goal.

That moment when a knot forms in your throat, but you choose to throw your head back and laugh instead.

And when he is out of sight quickly also he is out of mind.

The horse-laugh indicates brutality of character.

I've always been frightened of karaoke, so I've never tried it. Karaoke scares the hell out of me!

That's been my sort of aim in life, to never miss an opportunity.

Apparently one of the most uncertain things in the world is the funeral of a religion.

I always try to adjust to the situation.

A Grandmother is a safe haven.

I think that Americans find the Australian humour and the energy of Australians very refreshing - we are quite self-deprecating, we're light-hearted and can have a laugh.