 The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still believe that fate had ordained the Jews to be the most essential instrument for civilizing the nations. |
| Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people. |
| Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence. |
| A government of laws, and not of men. Topics: Government |
| Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order. Topics: Motivational |
| The Declaration of Independence I always considered as a theatrical show. Jefferson ran away with all the stage effect of that... and all the glory of it. |
| Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak. |
| As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long for rural and domestic scene, for the warbling of birds and the prattling of my children. |
| Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. Topics: Government |
| The right of a nation to kill a tyrant in case of necessity can no more be doubted than to hang a robber, or kill a flea. |
| If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve? Topics: Inspirational |
| Liberty, according to my metaphysics is a self-determining power in an intellectual agent. It implies thought and choice and power. |
| Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There never was a democracy yet that did not commit suicide. |
| Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war. |
| I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate. |
| Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide. |
| Fear is the foundation of most governments. |
| Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion... in private self-defense. |
