The cornerstone of democracy rests on the foundation of an educated electorate.

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations.

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.

When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.

Truth between candid minds can never do harm.

The government you elect is the government you deserve.

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.

That cowardice is incorrigible which the love of power cannot overcome.

As human beings we do change, grow, adapt, perhaps even learn and become wiser.

All of my novels are democracies.

Every time somebody says 'Islamophobia' it gives the people who are intimidating cover.

A faith that does not result in activity of any kind is a dead faith; it is empty, worthless, insincere.

We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance.

We have to be careful about applying criminal labels to people until we're very sure.

In a writer there must always be two people - the writer and the critic.

One day there'll be no need for me. I'm actually hoping to put myself out of business.

I love the idea of bringing order out of disorder which is what the mystery is about. I like the way in which it affirms the sanity of human life and exorcises irrational guilts.