Truth [comes only] from those ... who cultivate their reason.

The future and success of America is not in this Constitution, but in the laws of God upon which this Constitution is founded.

Oppressors can tyrannize only when they achieve a standing army, an enslaved press, and a disarmed populace.

Crisis is the rallying cry of the tyrant.

If our nation is ever taken over, it will be taken over from within.

The purpose of the Constitution is to restrict the majority's ability to harm a minority.

If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy.

If man is not fit to govern himself, how can he be fit to govern someone else?

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the State governments, in times of peace and security.

Enlightened statesmen will not always be at the helm.

Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.

Do not exalt any path above god. There are many paths that lead to god. So people are capable of finding and following the ways that suit them, provided they do not stand still.

Love is the beauty, the flower, the fragrance, and the attractive force of our soul.

It is right it should be so Man was made for joy and woe And when this we rightly know Through the world we safely go.

I may be compelled to face danger but never fear it and while our soldiers can stand and fight I can stand and feed and nurse them.

[Prayer] takes no time, but it occupies all our time.

Just go with your gut and communicate.

I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.

To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people.

... there has never been a period in history when there have been necessary killings which has not been instantly followed by a period when there have been unnecessary killings.

Success is not an accident. It is the result of your attitude and your attitude is a choice. Hence sucess is a matter of choice and not chance.