The magnitude of this evil among us is so deeply felt, and so universally acknowledged, that no merit could be greater than that of devising a satisfactory remedy for it.

The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.

Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.

Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.

If our nation is ever taken over, it will be taken over from within.

The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.

Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

We can draw lessons from the past, but we cannot live in it.

Adventure, opportunity and reward extend beyond our field of vision, and are made known to us only when we test our wings.

What, after all, was the point of civilization if not the well-being of citizens?

You can make your superhero a psychopath, you can draw gut-splattering violence, and you can call it a "graphic novel, " but comic books are still incredibly stupid.

Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.

When every brake hath found its note, and sunshine smiles in every flower.

You have no control over how much talent you possess. You control only what you do with it.

I believe that forgiving them is god's function, our job is to arrange the meeting.

It is only through the holes in our soul that we break out and God breaks through.

We can hear the silent voice of the spiritual universe within our own hearts.