To execute laws is a royal office; to execute orders is not to be a king. However, a political executive magistracy, though merely such, is a great trust.

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it.

The hottest fires in hell are reserved for those who remain neutral in times of moral crisis.

Silence is golden but when it threatens your freedom it's yellow.

In a democracy, the majority of the citizens is capable of exercising the most cruel oppressions upon the minority.

It is a general popular error to suppose the loudest complainers for the public to be the most anxious for its welfare.

When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear.

Mere parsimony is not economy. Expense, and great expense, may be an essential part in true economy.

The Fate of good men who refuse to become involved in politics is to be ruled by evil men.

The beauty of God, is God himself.

Faith moves mountains, but only knowledge moves them to the right place...

My birthday is Feb. 11, and I'm both excited and not excited by it. You'll never be 15 again, and you really, really need to savor every day like it's your last.

I'm told that a couple of my Russian translations are just plain terrible, though, and there may be others.

Obesity is now a problem in the navy. They've created a new rank: Really Big Rear Admiral.

We build roads and they cost two and three and four times what they're supposed to cost.

Men, when their actions succeed not as they would, are always ready to impute the blame thereof to heaven, so as to excuse their own follies.

My book has a very simple surface, but there are layers of irony and paradox all the way through it.

Death frees from the fear of dying

Melting icebergs aren't beheading Christians in the Middle East.