Instead of yielding to idle conversation it might profit one to cultivate silence and contemplation.

To be an effective criminal defense counsel, an attorney must be prepared to be demanding, outrageous, irreverent, blasphemous, a rogue, a renegade, and a hated, isolated, and lonely person - few love a spokesman for the despised and the damned.

The fact that there is a general belief in a future life is no evidence of its truth

Men have always been obliged to fight to preserve liberty. Constitutions and laws do not safeguard liberty. It can be preserved only by a tolerant people, and this means eternal conflict.

Thirteen states with a population less than that of New York State alone can prevent repeal [of prohibition] until Halley's comet returns. One might as well talk about a summer vacation on Mars.

Chase after the truth like all hell and you'll free yourself, even though you never touch its coat tails.

Freedom comes from human beings, rather than from laws and institutions.