We are right to take alarm at the first experiment upon our liberties.

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.

She might not be sweetShe might not be upbeatShe is womanHer strength finespun —To the unkind, She changes her mind.Oh woman, solid purebred.Hold high your head.

In the eyes of government we are just one race here. It is American.

You've got balls inviting me here.

I do want everyone to feel comfortable. That's why I'd like to talk to you about Jesus.

The struggle for freedom is not the struggle of the many against the few, but of minorities, sometimes of a minority of but one man gainst the majority.

There's no match for the silence of GOD.

One of the biggest defects in life is the inability to ask for help.

The Sun Stone, the famous Aztec calendar, is unquestionably a perfect summary of science, philosophy, art and religion.

Occasionally, when I run into a great bass backstage at a festival I'll play a few notes on the low E string, just to feel the instrument vibrate against my belly.

I fear that we are living in a society, living in a world where forgiving people is becoming more and more difficult to do.