We are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.

If you surround yourself with the good and righteous, they can only raise you up. If you surround yourself with the others, they will drag you down into the doldrums of mediocrity, and they will keep you there, but only as long as you permit it.

The greatest and most powerful revolutions often start very quietly, hidden in the shadows. Remember that.

It is only through work and strife that either nation or individual moves on to greatness. The great man is always the man of mighty effort, and usually the man whom grinding need has trained to mighty effort.

To speak a language is to take on a world, a culture.

Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity and engaged participation are what make it happen.