To bargain freedom for security is the devil's bargain. Having made the bargain, one enjoys neither freedom nor security.

There are only two races (and they are not distinguished by color): those who are free and those who are not.

My intent is to tell the truth as I know it, realizing that what is true for me may be blasphemy for others.

Nothing in the world is as fearsome as a bloody, battered opponent who will never surrender.

Our willingness to openly reveal our feelings in our argument nearly always builds our credibility.

The erosion of a nation's concern for life and for individual rights, has always preceded the intrusion of tyranny.

The people of a nation are enslaved when, together, they are helpless to institute effective change, when the people serve the government more than the government serves them.

The best antidote for crime is justice. The irony we often fail to appreciate is that the more justice people enjoy, the fewer crimes they commit. Crime is the natural offspring of an unjust society.

To freely bloom - that is my definition of success.

The gift of self cannot be given to us. It is an incomparable gift that has already been given. We have possessed it from the beginning.

Faced with the pain of freedom, man begs for his shackles.

Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous.

Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground.

He gives twice that gives soon, i.e., he will soon be called to give again.

What TV was to John Kennedy, Facebook is to Obama.

I grew up watching James Bond and Star Wars and I just love that kind of action. I love trying to see if *I* can actually do it.

It would be easier to be tough on Russian than make a deal. I don't know if we'll make a deal.

The union of lakes--the union of lands-- The union of States none can sever-- The union of hearts--the union of hands-- And the flag of our Union for ever!

Even people who counted their blessings never counted them in the morning. For one thing, there wasn't time.

If you change the environment, you change the people.

Take what you want and pay for it, says God. You can have anything you want, as long as you accept that there is a price and you will have to pay it.