The habit of arguing in support of atheism, whether it be done from conviction or in pretense, is a wicked and impious practice.

History is the witness that testifies to the passing of time.

Though liberty is established by law, we must be vigilant, for liberty to enslave us is always present under that very liberty. Our Constitution speaks of the "general welfare of the people." Under that phrase all sorts of excesses can be employed by lusting tyrants to make us bondsmen.

Even the ablest pilots are willing to receive advice from passengers in tempestuous weather.

Who doesn't know that the first law of history is not to dare to say anything false, and the second is not to refrain from saying anything true?

I am not ashamed to confess that I am ignorant of what I do not know.

O philosophy, you leader of life.