This would be the best of all possible worlds, if there were no religion in it.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.

But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.

the process through which any concept or subject (content) is taught becomes a part of the content. (p19)

You’re not necessarily supposed to believe it…You’re just supposed to believe in it.

…there’s just something beautiful about walking on snow that nobody else has walked on. It makes you believe you’re special, even though you know you’re not.

Well, to put it delicately, she has the power to suck out people's brains.

Adversity is the refiner's fire that bends iron but tempers steel.

Hospitality still survives among foreigners, although it is buried under false pride among the poorest Americans.

Congress first took action against steroids by passing The Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990.

I have an affinity for Disney and the Princess.

Just because I believed in what I was doing on the field and dedicated myself to playing the game, does that mean I'm cocky? Does that mean I'm arrogant?

The obligation to receive reduces our ability to choose whom we wish to be indebted to and puts that power in the hands of others.