The sum of all is, if we would most truly enjoy this gift of Heaven, let us become a virtuous people.

If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.

It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.

It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in any country where virtue and knowledge prevail.

Among the natural rights of the colonists are these: First a right to life, secondly to liberty, and thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can.

The country shall be independent, and we will be satisfied with nothing short of it.

A true patriot would keep the attention of his fellow citizens awake to their grievances, and not allow them to rest till the causes of their just complaints are removed.

Our union is now complete; our constitution composed, established, and approved. You are now the guardians of your own liberties.

Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.

Nil desperandum, -- Never Despair. That is a motto for you and me. All are not dead; and where there is a spark of patriotic fire, we will rekindle it.

A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy.

Day and NightThe night is long: do not shorten it by sleep. The day is fair: do not darken it with wrongdoing.

This is the first age that's ever paid much attention to the future, which is a little ironic since we may not have one.

When you find yourself talking about less and less and forgetting the love that you bring, never forget there are things you can replace but others you can not.

In an infinite Universe anything can happen.

When it comes to the pinch, human beings are heroic.

Leadership does not mean getting people to do their job. It means getting people to do their best.

Lies. Mab cannot change who you are.

The use of quantity of money as a target has not been a success. I'm not sure that I would as of today push it as hard as I once did.

Decreased business base increases overhead. So does increased business base.

I chose to present myself as one who comes from among the people, and I can be touched by their pain because I have my own.