Injuries, therefore, should be inflicted all at once, that their ill savour being less lasting may the less offend; whereas, benefits should be conferred little by little, that so they may be more fully relished.

I'm on a government watch list. But I'm not interested, because government watches only work twenty minutes out of every hour.

The storm of frenzy and faction must inevitably dash itself in vain against the unshaken rock of the Constitution.

Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Is life so wretched? Isn't it rather your hands which are too small, your vision which is muddied? You are the one who must grow up.

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.