There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice.

It is necessary from the very nature of things that power should be a check to power.

The deterioration of every government begins with the decay of the principles on which it was founded.

We receive three educations, one from our parents, one from our school-masters, and one from the world. The third contradicts all that the first two teach us.

Every man who has power is impelled to abuse it.

In the state of nature... all men are born equal, but they cannot continue in this equality. Society makes them lose it, and they recover it only by the protection of the law.

A nation may lose its liberties in a day and not miss them in a century.

For a country, everything will be lost when the jobs of an economist and a banker become highly respected professions.

Liberty... is there only when there is no abuse of power.

Knowledge humanizes mankind, and reason inclines to mildness; but prejudices eradicate every tender disposition.

Democracy is corrupted not only when the spirit of equality is corrupted, but likewise when they fall into a spirit of extreme equality.

When words lose their meaning, physical force takes over.

Give your trust sparingly and only to those who have earned it.

Love For All, Hatred For None.

U.S. exports to China have more than quintupled since China entered the WTO and have grown more quickly than imports. In fact, China is America's fastest-growing export market.

The real bosses, in the capitalist system of market economy, are the consumers.

Do we so appreciate the marvelous salvation of Jesus Christ that we are our utmost for His highest?

The only reason why people do not have what they want is because they are thinking more about what they don't want than what they do want.

Texting and driving at the same time is like jerking off and juggling at the same time. Too many balls in the air, if you catch my drift.

Subjects have no greater liberty in a popular than in a monarchial state. That which deceives them is the equal participation of command.

If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.