We imagined that the mildness of our government and the wishes of the people were so correspondent that we were not as other nations, requiring brutal force to support the laws.

Something is wanting, and something must be done, or we shall be involved in all the horror of failure, and civil war without a prospect of its termination.

The eyes of all America are upon us, as we play our part posterity will bless or curse us.

For God's sake, take care of your men. If they fire, they die!

Men at a distance, who have admired our systems of government unfounded in nature, are apt to accuse the rulers, and say that taxes have been assessed too high and collected too rigidly.

Every friend to the liberty of his country is bound to reflect, and step forward to prevent the dreadful consequences which shall result from a government of events.

Having proceeded to this length, for which they are now ripe, we shall have a formidable rebellion against reason, the principle of all government, and against the very name of liberty.

That taxes may be the ostensible cause is true, but that they are the true cause is as far remote from truth as light from darkness.

We have arrived at that point of time in which we are forced to see our own humiliation, as a nation, and that a progression in this line cannot be a productive of happiness, private or public.

They wish for a general government of unity, as they see that the local legislatures must naturally and necessarily tend to retard the general government.

Our political machine, composed of thirteen independent sovereignties, have been perpetually operating against each other and against the federal head ever since the peace.

What would it be like to hold a different girl?

In the futile attempts we all make to tidy up our lives and our surroundings, nothing is more difficult than throwing out a book.

I love comedy, because I like making fun of things even though they are dramatic.

They look right. And you move left.

The imperative need of this nation at all times is the leadership of Uncommon Men or Women.

I'm always surprised when people say, "Oh, it got such mixed reviews." I guess I didn't read them.

Art isn't done to decorate apartments, but to wage war against the enemy.

Until you believe you have options, you'll continue to feel stuck.

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A mother-in-law is better than a single and childless political persona, though.