The great leading objects of the federal government, in which revenue is concerned, are to maintain domestic peace, and provide for the common defense.

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.

The greatest sin you can ever commit is to break a soul, which was already broken but still chose to trust you.

Mine is a gruesome job, but for a scientist with a love for the mechanics of the human body, a great one.

Freedom is the atmosphere in which humanity thrives. Breathe it in.

When we talk about power, we talk about Wall Street.

In God's dimension, so to speak, you find a being who is three Persons while remaining one Being, just as a cube is six squares while remaining one cube.

She who is really a wife, one in heart, flesh, and bone, must follow wherever he leads, in whom her life, her strength, her pride, and happiness are centered.

***Three Conditions of Happiness*** If you have work to do If you have someone you love If You have hope Then You are Happy now!

I go on a lot of hikes. I read a lot. I play piano.

Democracy is always harmful to elite interests. Almost by definition.

Have you any idea of what you’ve unleashed? (Hades) Cruelty, pestilence, wrath, violence, ultimate suffering…what other gifts did the gods bestow on him?