Liberty is never unalienable; it must be redeemed regularly with the blood of patriots or it always vanishes. Of all the so-called natural human rights that have ever been invented, liberty is least likely to be cheap and is never free of cost.

An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life.

Spacemen die if they stay in one place.

Never pick up a stray kitten . . . unless you've already made up your mind to be owned by it.

The most important lesson in the writing trade is that any manuscript is improved if you cut away the fat.

The less respect an older person deserves the more certain he is to demand it from anyone younger.

A motion to adjourn is always in order.