All the public business in Congress now connects itself with intrigues, and there is great danger that the whole government will degenerate into a struggle of cabals.

The magistrate is the servant not of his own desires, not even of the people, but of his God

The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to determine whether a republican government is practicable in a nation or not.

Let us consider an alternative style of thinking, which we can call 'creative thinking.' It is playfully instructive to note that the word 'reactive' and the word 'creative' are made up of exactly the same letters. The only difference between the two is that you 'C' [see] differently.

I would much rather be found guilty of making a serious mistake in judgment, than to be accused of being even a little bit insincere.

[I believe in the] rebuilding of Judea as an independent nation.

Civil liberty can be established on no foundation of human reason which will not at the same time demonstrate the right of religious freedom.