What right do they have to say "we the people" rather than we the States?

The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.

This is all the inheritance I give to my dear family. The religion of Christ will give them one which will make them rich indeed.

If this be treason, make the most of it!

United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.

The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers, and New Englanders are no more. I Am Not A Virginian, But An American!

[Our Constitution] is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.

When the American spirit was in its youth, the language of America was different: Liberty, sir, was the primary object.

It is when a people forget God, that tyrants forge their chains.

The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.

God made me blind and unable to walk. BIG DEAL! He gave me the ability... the musical gifts I have... the great opportunity to meet new people.

Writing is a conduit. It opens up a passageway into the past. Not just for the writer, but for the reader too. Both readers and writer are linked by the commonality of human experience.

It is a mistake to confound strangeness with mystery.

Cats, so strong and gentle, the pride of the household.

I don't think we have very good records about what they were thinking except, as I pointed out earlier today, that they did invent our political system.

When we ask God to transform those who oppose us, we are also asking God to transform us.

If you feel you can't trust anyone, then try trusting in yourself.

The worst thing in the world is to feel like people turn on the TV and say, oh god, it's that guy again. I'm trying to avoid that.

The world went on, as it does, without my full participation, and I only woke up from the reverie when someone said my name.

You encourage people by seeing the good in them.

I try not to tune in to politics until it's two or three months before the election. Till then, it's like watching preseason football.