“It is harder to preserve than to obtain liberty.”

“The country is filled with energetic and enterprising men, rendered desperate by being reduced from affluence to poverty through t...”

“War may be made by one party, but it requires two to make peace.”

“It is a remarkable fact in the political history of man that there is scarcely an instance of a free constitutional government whi...”

“There is often, in the affairs of government, more efficiency and wisdom in non-action than in action.”

“It has been lately urged in a very respectable quarter that it is the mission of this country to spread civil and religious libert...”

“Most creative work is a process of people passing ideas and inspirations from the past into the future and adding their own creati...”

“This ought to be a season for cooperation in terms of pushing our economy forward, job creation, steadying the middle class, and l...”

“The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modif...”

“For the sake of future generations, we must continue to work together to realise a world without nuclear weapons.”

“I always read about these stories of entrepreneurs - it's like they're in the desert with no water, and they're the ones that surv...”

“We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work -...”