A fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired..

A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government..

The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for among old parchments or musty records. They are written, as with a sunbeam, in the whole volu….

A nation which can prefer disgrace to danger is prepared for a master, and deserves one..

A well adjusted person is one who makes the same mistake twice without getting nervous..

I have carefully examined the evidences of the Christian religion, and if I was sitting as a juror upon its authenticity I would unhesitatingly give ….

It's not tyranny we desire; it's a just, limited, federal government..

The loss of liberty to a generous mind is worse than death..

Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence..

Give all the power to the many, they will oppress the few. Give all the power to the few, they will oppress the many..

The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men..

To my utter astonishment I saw an airship descending over my cow lot. It was occupied by six of the strangest beings I ever saw. They were jabbering ….

Man is either governed by his own laws - freedom - or the laws of another - slavery. Are you willing to become slaves? Will you give up your freedom,….

When a government betrays the people by amassing too much power and becoming tyrannical, the people have no choice but to exercise their original rig….

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism..

One great error is that we suppose mankind more honest than they are..

The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed..

It has been observed that a pure democracy if it were practicable would be the most perfect government. Experience has proved that no position is mor….

We are now forming a republican government. Real liberty is never found in despotism or the extremes of democracy, but in moderate governments..

The people alone have an incontestable, unalienable, and indefeasible right to institute government and to reform, alter, or totally change the same ….

Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is bef….