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If we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty, we encourage it, and involve others in our doom.
Law is defined to be a rule of action; but how can that be a rule, which is little known and less fixed?
The honest Man takes Pains, and then enjoys Pleasures; the knave takes Pleasure, and then suffers Pains.
A little House well fill'd, a little Field well till'd, and a little Wife well will'd, are great Riches.
Tis against some mens principle to pay interest, and seems against others interest to pay the principle.
It is the duty of mankind on all suitable occasions to acknowledge their dependence on the Divine Being.
In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.
I have found Christian dogma unintelligible. Early in life, I absenteed myself from Christian assemblies.
War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.
No longer virtuous no longer free; is a Maxim as true with regard to a private Person as a Common-wealth.
Those who sacrifice essential liberty for temporary safety are not deserving of either liberty or safety.
Virtues, of ... Moderation: Avoid extremes. Forbear resenting injuries so much as you think they deserve.
You have two choices, write about something of significance or do something someone wants to write about.
But there are some persons who wouldpersuade the people never to make use of their constitutional rights.
I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning.
Hot things, sharp things, sweet things, cold things All rot the teeth, and make them look like old things.
Abuses of the freedom of speech ought to be repressed, but to whom are we to commit the power of doing it?
A policy of life insurance is the cheapest and safest mode of making a certain provision for one's family.
The powers contained in a constitution...ought to be construed liberally in advancement of the public good.
Let experience, the least fallible guide of human opinion, be appealed to for an answer to these inquiries.
Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning.
The United States Constitutional Convention, except for three or four persons, thought prayers unnecessary.
A greater Quantity of some things may be eaten than of others, some being of lighter Digestion than others.
The natural cure for an ill-administration, in a popular or representative constitution, is a change of men.
Little more can reasonably be aimed at with respect to the people at large than to have them properly armed.
He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.
Take the money in your wallet and invest it in your mind. And in return, your mind will fill up your wallet!
No man ought to own more property than needed for his livelihood; the rest, by right, belonged to the state.
Christians are directed to have faith in Christ, as the effectual means of obtaining the change they desire.
Let every one ascertain his special business and calling, and then stick to it if he wants to be successful.
Religion is the only solid Base of morals and that Morals are the only possible Support of free governments.
He that has done you a kindness will be more ready to do you another, than he whom you yourself have obliged.
Foreign influence is truly the Grecian horse to a republic. We cannot be too careful to exclude its influence.
I propose . . . . The conformity of the proposed Constitution to the true principles of republican government.
They are not rules prescribed by the sovereign to the subject, but agreements between sovereign and sovereign.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are really and truly of no great use; a right heart exceeds all
If you have a secret and tell someone everyone will know. You can only keep a secret if you don't tell anyone.
They that will not be counseled, cannot be helped. If you do not hear reason she will rap you on the knuckles.
And whether you're an honest man, or whether you're a thief, depends on whose solicitor has given me my brief.
We boast of our freedom, and we have your example for it. We talk the language we have always heard you speak.
A sacred respect for the constitutional law is the vital principle, the sustaining energy of a free government.
We are attempting, by this Constitution, to abolish factions, and to unite all parties for the general welfare.
The treaties of the United States, to have any force at all, must be considered as part of the law of the land.
There are many roads to success, but only one sure road to failure; and that is to try to please everyone else.
Since I cannot govern my own tongue, though within my own teeth, how can I hope to govern the tongue of others?
The madness of mobs or the insolence of soldiers, or both, when too near to each other, occasion some mischief.
Serving God is doing good to man, but praying is thought an easier service and therefore more generally chosen.
I would die to preserve the law upon a solid foundation; but take away liberty, and the foundation is destroyed.
Change is the only constant in life. Ones ability to adapt to those changes will determine your success in life.