When legislature is corrupted, the people are undone.

Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.

There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country. One is by the sword. The other is by debt.

Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide.

Always stand on principle even if you stand alone.

But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

Power always thinks... that it is doing God's service when it is violating all his laws.

One useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three is a Congress.

The jaws of power are always open to devour, and her arm is always stretched out, if possible, to destroy the freedom of thinking, speaking, and writing.

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom.

The godly shall seek God.

In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.

If genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration, then as a culture we tend to lionize the one percent.

...the real purpose of running isn’t to win a race. It’s to test the limits of the human heart.

What about regular professionals, who just want to do what they do as well as they can?

I really like action. I really liked running around. I loved being really physical. I'm a big believer in it's okay if this job is really about entertaining people.

I think that people just have this core desire to express who they are. And I think that's always existed.

The slender capacity of man's heart cannot comprehend the unfathomable depth and burning zeal of God's love toward us.

Scaring people, especially in our day and time, is one of the hardest things on earth, as far as I am concerned.

Our greatest battle is to become ourselves, in the face of adversity.