The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers
Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason than that of blindfolded fear.
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.
The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
I cannot live without books.
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.