The destiny of America is to carry the gospel of Jesus Christ to all men everywhere.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.

But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.

Art enables us to find ourselves and loose ourselves at the same time.

Perfume is the key to our memories

I want to be a guileless rook to discolor the blackness of all crafty human hearts

Nothing hurts you unless you let it.

It's easy for people to say stuff when they don't know the full story.

For, of course, being a girl, one’s whole dignity and meaning in life consisted in the achievement of an absolute, a perfect, a pure and noble freedom. What else did a girl’s life mean?

The way to attain the virtue of mercy lies in our constant awareness of being encompassed by mercy.

I don't believe you outsource your convictions and principles to people.

The poorest people either don't have cars or actually don't drive very far in many cases.

To do a poem justice, explain what makes it unique; to get a poem noticed, explain what makes it typical.