Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

Independence forever.

A free people [claim] their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate.

Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings and blood of their ancestors; and capable, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial blessings of life, the peaceful enjoyment of liberty, property, religion, and independence…Republics are created by the virture, public spirit, and intelligence of the citizens.  They fall, when the wise are banished from the public councils, because they dare to be honest and the profligate are rewarded, because they flatter the people, in order to betray them.

I have sworn upon the alter of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.

The greatest liberators are usually slave of an idea.

The fact that there are at least as many "wealthy" criminals as there are "poor" criminals effectively destroys the materialists' theory that the root cause of crime is poverty and that the solution to the crime problem is to make everybody rich.

"There's a saying: 'Misery likes company.' So-called religious fanatics are so miserable that they want to create as much havoc in society as possible. They want others to join them in their misery."

"Posterity--you will never know how much it has cost my generation to preserve your freedom. I hope you will make good use of it."

Every action is known by its consequences: What causes benefit is 'good;' what causes harm is 'bad.'