The loss of liberty to a generous mind is worse than death.

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.

[A]lways get to the dialogue as soon as possible. I always feel the thing to go for is speed. Nothing puts the reader off more than a big slab of prose at the start.", Issue 64, Winter 1975)

Sacred soul searches to know the truth.

You don't write because you want to say something. You write because you have something to say.

I visualize a time when we will be to robots what dogs are to humans. And I am rooting for the machines.

There is a perfect someone, even if the road to that someone isn’t all that perfect.

I could see he was having problems taking my punches. I had no problem taking his.

The closer a person is to God, the closer he is to people.

Oddly enough, Hendrix is not my favorite guitar player. There are very few guitar players I get feeling from.

We are ready to deal with any President [of U.S], but of course, and I mentioned that, it depends on the readiness of the future Administration.

Character is a journey, not a destination.