No man who is not willing to help himself has any right to apply to his friends, or to the gods.

There is one safeguard known generally to the wise, which is an advantage and security to all, but especially to democracies as against despots - suspicion.

Every dictator is an enemy of freedom, an opponent of law.

Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master.

I think that my preaching style and many of my ideas and ideals about faith are based in both Pentecostal and Baptist background.

Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.

Call-time has renewed my faith in the need for public financing of elections. 'Call-time' is where I as the candidate, sit in a room with my 'call-time manager,' and a phone. Then I call people and ask them for money. For hours. Apparently, I'm really good at it.

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.