The case for freedom, the case for our constitutional principles the case for our heritage has to be made anew in each generation. The work of freedom is never done.

At the heart of liberty is the right to define one's own concept of existence, of meaning, of the universe, and of the mystery of human life.

The Constitution doesn't belong to a bunch of judges and lawyers. It belongs to you.

As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom.

The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.

We must never lose sight of the fact that the law has a moral foundation, and we must never fail to ask ourselves not only what the law is, but what the law should be.

The Constitution needs allegiance and loyalty and renewal and understanding with each generation, or else it's not going to last.

Asking questions is an essential part of police investigation. In the ordinary sense a police officer is free to ask a person for identification without implicating the Fourth Amendment.

Sometimes you don't know if you're Caesar about to cross the Rubicon or Captain Queeg cutting your own tow line.

Democracy is something that you must learn each generation. It has to be taught.

Any time you burn a cross in Virginia, it's a crime?

We are all in different places in our healing process. Do not become invested in someone who is not yet where you are to understand you. They truly cannot hear you.

You have to realize that modern power, is nothing but a concept in the mind of the one who’s under the power. And once you realize this, you realize that authority is indeed an illusion.

The grace of prayer is an act of seeking to communicate with divine power.

Remember when I moved in you and the holy dove was moving too, and every breath we drew was, "Hallelujah.

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

Just remember the words of Patrick Henry - ’Kill me or let me live.’

Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

I'm definitely more attracted to chaos than to order. The point is, I find the female roles out there very cliché. If we are limited to being only lovers or mothers, we are limiting ourselves.

Styrofoam and plastic milk jugs are biodegradable! Do you know what isn't biodegradable? Paper!

I am where I am because I believe in all possibilities.