"Constitutions should consist only of general provisions the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things."

"Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its dictates."

"A promise must never be broken."

"Why has government been instituted at all? Because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint."

"I'm interested in that drive, that rush to judgment, that is so prevalent in our society.We all know that pleasurable rush that comes from condemning, and in the short term it's quite a satisfying thing to do, isn't it?"

"Isn't it sad to go to your grave without ever wondering why you were born? Who, with such a thought, would not spring from bed, eager to resume discovering the world and rejoicing to be part of it?"

"I would imagine that if you could understand Morse code, a tap dancer would drive you crazy."

"When ambition meets humility, we find that the beauty of life is found in its imperfections."