What a perversion of the normal order of things! ... to make power the primary and central object of the social system, and Liberty but its satellite.

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.

What's the difference?" You ask meThe difference is, a smile touches my lipsWhen I remember both the memory of you entering my lifeAnd the memory of you leaving my life

There are no sad days, only sad thoughts.

Photography allows you to be a part of the action and document stories. It is a perfect extension of my body. I can take it pretty much anywhere and tell a story with a photograph.

I'm a novelist, that's how I make my livelihood, and I concentrate on the novels.

I think I have made just one picture that I really like.

Two things are necessary for success in life; one is a sense of purpose and the other, a touch of madness.

I think the way the media is going to work in the future is less something that the population consumes and more something that the population creates.

Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.

There is a lot of information out there. To the degree that your life changes, it is made useful or useless.