[Liberty] considers religion as the safeguard of morality, and morality as the best security of law and the surest pledge of the duration of freedom.

When none but the wealthy had watches, they were almost all very good ones; few are now made which are worth much, but everybody has one in his pocket.

I considered mores to be one of the great general causes responsible for the maintenance of a democratic republic . . . the term "mores" . . . meaning . . . habits of the heart.

It is easier for the world to accept a simple lie than a complex truth.

Liberty cannot be established without morality, nor morality without faith.

The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens.

The world belongs to those with the most energy.