They are not rules prescribed by the sovereign to the subject, but agreements between sovereign and sovereign.

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.

For you not to look scandalous, act educated.

It is true that when you're in the White House alone, it is a lonely place. Big and lonely.

All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough.

I began to get notes from people saying they were sorry to hear I'd left ministry. And for a while, I halfway believed they were right, that I'd left.

We put this 15-year old girl on the cover of a fashion magazine, and tell everyone she is the epitome of sexual perfection, but we jail anyone who touches her for another three years.

My essentials are skinny jeans, loose-fitting tees, big jumpers, and the leather jacket. Everything is black or blue - I don't own anything colorful.

Aviation is poetry ... It's the finest kind of moving around, you know, just as poetry is the finest way of using words.

Energy and consciousness are in a continual state of interaction: energy is shaped and directed by consciousness which is itself driven by energy.

A full-blooded encounter for a number of reasons, many of them illegitimate.

I prefer working in good cinema, wherever it is. I like subjects that have a universal appeal.