The laws of Congress are restricted to a certain sphere, and when they depart from this sphere, they are no longer supreme or binding.

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.

Every step you take is pre-planned by your mind

Prayer is the answer to earthly troubles.

Writing a book is burning your brain to enlighten another man's mind

Risk! Risk anything! ... Do the hardest thing on earth for you. Act for yourself. Face the truth.

If there is one realm in which it is essential to be sublime, it is in wickedness. You spit on a petty thief, but you can't deny a kind of respect for the great criminal.

Lyrics are for teenage girls, brah.

I want Britain to be a global financial centre but I want it to be properly regulated.

Economics is haunted by more fallacies than any other study known to man

My expectations are incredibly high.

In fact, an awful lot of N.F.L. club owners have practically no influence on their players at all, simply because they're not full-time working owners.