We are attempting, by this Constitution, to abolish factions, and to unite all parties for the general welfare.

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.

You know it's time to do the laundry when you dry off with a sneaker,

God is a sure paymaster. He may not pay at the end of every week, or month, or year, but I charge you remember that He pays in the end.

I don't need to get any validation by someone else who sits next to me in first class. If you think a seat in first class makes you a star, then you're not one.

I don't say: 'can't do that', 'won't do that'. I've never thought in that way about work.

Risk no more that you can afford to lose, and also risk enough so that a win is meaningful.

Others go to bed with their mistresses; I with my ideas.

Real quality means making sure that people are proud of the code they write, that they're involved and taking it personally.

Freedom unexercised may become freedom forfeited.

The East and the West in the spring of the world shall blend / As a man and a woman that plight / Their troth in the warm spring night.

I salute every individual who honours the core values of peace and help in one way or another to make a difference.