Football strategy does not originate in a scrimmage: it is useless to expect solutions in a political campaign.

The Bill of Rights does not come from the people and is not subject to change by majorities. It comes from the nature of things. It declares the inalienable rights of man not only against all government but also against the people collectively.

The whole speculation about morality is an effort to find a way of living which men who live it will instinctively feel is good.

Before you can begin to think about politics at all, you have to abandon the notion that there is a war between good men and bad men.

Certainly he is not of the generation that regards honesty as the best policy. However, he does regard it as a policy.

It is easier to develop great power than it is to know how to use it wisely.

Many a time I have wanted to stop talking and find out what I really believed.