War is the rule of force, and peace is the reign of law.

In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.

The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.

I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry. This is the chief meaning of freedom. Until we can reestablish a condition under which the earnings of the people can be kept by the people, we are bound to suffer a very severe and distinct curtailment of our liberty.

The duties which a police officer owes to the state are of a most exacting nature. No one is compelled to choose the profession ofa police officer, but having chosen it, everyone is obliged to live up to the standard of its requirements. To join in that high enterprise means the surrender of much individual freedom.

American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.

Of course, the accumulation of wealth cannot be justified as the chief end of existence.