[V]igor of government is essential to the security of liberty.

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.

whatever beauty she thought she might have possessed she realized had only been through her husband's assessment of her

The Holy Spirit is profoundly committed to restoring the first commandment to first place in our lives.

My heart aches completely, every hour, every day, and only when I'm with you does the pain go away.

You are on a vast wheel of birth and death. You have been through thousands of lifetimes, thousands yet to come.

If you’re not happy looking a knob in the face, there’s something wrong.

It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me, that would've been stupid.

Theres no stink more sorrorful than the stink of wet, burnt paper. It means: the end.

There is but one temple in this Universe: The Body. We speak to God whenever we lay our hands upon it.

Love is not a business. It's not a transaction. It's not an exchange or something you get for doing something it's not a trade. It's a gift!

Remember, what you say comes back to you.