The powers contained in a constitution...ought to be construed liberally in advancement of the public good.

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.

We live by faith and not by sight.

Aim towards enemy." - instructions on U.S. rocket launcher

Yet what use against the deceit of a state are the memories of a child?

I don't need to see the trail to know you're at the end of it. My grandfather's compass may not work, but mine is still true.

There was no club but the Hells Angels as far as I was concerned.

Baseball is a game of life. It's not perfect, but it feels like it is.

Brad Pitt is older than Archie Bunker was in the first two seasons of All In The Family.

Everything changes permantly. How boring if it wouldn't.

I'm not saying that people on welfare don't contribute in their own way, but as many as possible should be encouraged to be economically active as well as socially and culturally active.

Once you wake up thought in a man, you can never put it to sleep again.