By a declaration of rights, I mean one which shall stipulate freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of commerce against monopolies, trial by juries in all cases, no suspensions of the habeas corpus, no standing armies. These are fetters against doing evil which no honest government should decline.

It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead.

Democracy is 51% of the people taking away the rights of the other 49%.

the qualifications for self-government in society are not innate. they are the result of habit and long training.

Erecting the 'wall of separation between church and state'... is absolutely essential in a free society.

The only true corrective of Constitutional abuses is education.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.