The sun never shined on a cause of greater worth than liberty.
What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly.
It is not the size of the army, but the spirit of the people that matters.
He that dares not offend cannot be honest.
The mind once enlightened cannot again become dark.
A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.
These are the times that try men’s souls.
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace.
The duty of possession is the ability to make it better.
A strong government is a necessary evil.
Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.
The greatest tyrannies are always perpetrated in the name of the noblest causes.
Lead, follow, or get out of the way.
One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
The power of society is in the ability to govern itself.
We have it in our power to begin the world over again.
A placid disposition is an essential for happiness.
Freedom has a thousand charms to show.
To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.
It is not the role of government to dictate what a man can or cannot do.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil.
Freedom is an inalienable right.
Such is the irresistible nature of man that he acts only under compulsion.
The American Revolution was a successful instance of rebellion against the tyranny of the king.
A state without the means of change is without the means of its conservation.
Let them call it a land of liberty if they can govern themselves.
In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
We are all born into bondage; we are all born into freedom.
It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.
Liberty is the mother of virtue.
Evil unchecked grows, evil tolerated poisons the whole system.
Every public incidence should be examined by the public eye.
He who is not a patriot cannot be a civilized man.
Mutability of temper and inconsistency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.
A right to be stupid is protected by the Constitution.
The appearance of the world signifies a great deal; the reality of the world signifies nearly nothing.
To be taken seriously in a time of crisis is perhaps the deepest longing of the human heart.
Should the government be held accountable for its actions?
The true test of any society lies in how it treats its weakest members.