The effect of liberty on individuals is that they may do what they please: we ought to see what it will please them to do before we risk congratulations.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

To translate poetry, one has to possess some art, at the very least the art of stylistic re-embodiment.

Touring is my favorite part of being a musician. All the places I've traveled and lived affect me in many different ways. Good and bad.

A man must feel he runs things, but as long as you control yourself, you control him.

Men and women of every faithб and good people with none at allб sincerely strive to do right and lead a purpose-driven life.

Where there is truth, there is also light, but don't confuse light with the flash.

Big Business can make laws as easily as it can break them - and with as little impunity.

I never, ever wanted to be an actor.

When there is no one to remind you what society's rules are, and there is nothing to keep you linked to that society, you had better be prepared for some startling changes.

There's something beautiful about working in the one place in the world where the world is present, like United Nations. Otherwise, one would have to go to each of these countries to negotiate.

Ben Battle was a soldier bold, and used to war's alarms, But a cannon-ball took off his legs, so he laid down his arms.