The reward of history is that it releases and relieves us from present strife.

The one pervading evil of democracy is the tyranny of the majority, or rather of that party, not always the majority, that succeeds, by force or fraud, in carrying elections.

Federalism is the best curb on democracy. [It] assigns limited powers to the central government. Thereby all power is limited. It excludes absolute power of the majority.

The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by minorities.

Socialism means slavery.

The danger is not that a particular class is unfit to govern: every class is unfit to govern.

Men cannot be made good by the state, but they can easily be made bad. Morality depends on liberty.

It is bad to be oppressed by a minority, but it is worse to be oppressed by a majority.

It is easier to find people fit to govern themselves than people fit to govern others.

Feudalism made land the measure and the master of all things.

The issue which has swept down the centuries and which will have to be fought sooner or later is the people versus the banks.

The biggest mistake we could ever make in our lives is to think we work for anybody but ourselves.

(Abraham Lincoln's) weathered face was homely as a plowed field.

A 'good' family, it seems, is one that used to be better.

Trust means you anchor your heart in the reality of God's awareness of your situation.

I've always had a tomboy quality to me that I embrace and don't run away from. At the same time I'm a real girlie-girl.

I'm not homely enough to play the nerdy girl and not nearly pretty enough to play the pretty girl.

Be careful what you wish for. There's always a catch.

The more specific you are, the more universal you are.

What is possible for you in Christ Jesus depends on your capacity to believe.

A far greater factor than abolishing poverty is the deterrent effect of swift and certain consequences: swift arrest, prompt trial, certain penalty and - at some point - finality of judgment.