I will keep America moving forward, always forward--for a better America, for an endless enduring dream and a thousand points of l...ight.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Brutes are deprived of the high advantages which we have; but they have some which we have not. They have not our hopes, but they ...are without our fears; they are subject like us to death, but without knowing it; even most of them are more attentive than we to self-preservation, and do not make so bad a use of their passions.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It is clear that in a monarchy, where he who commands the exceution of the laws generally thinks himself above them, there is less... need of virtue than in a popular government, where the person entrusted with the execution of the laws is sensible of his being subject to their direction.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Vanity is as advantageous to a government as pride is dangerous. To be convinced of this we need only represent, on the one hand, ...the numberless benefits which result from vanity, as industry, the arts, fashions, politeness, and taste; and on the other, the infinite evils which spring from the pride of certain nations, a laziness, poverty, a total neglect of everything.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
We must have constantly present in our minds the difference between independence and liberty. Liberty is a right of doing whatever... the laws permit, and if a citizen could do what they forbid he would no longer be possessed of liberty.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I'm down here all alone, but as happy as a king--at least, as happy as some kings--at any rate, I should think I'm about as happy ...as King Charles the First when he was in prison.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
The confirmation of Clarence Thomas, one of the most conservative voices to be added to the [Supreme] Court in recent memory, carr...ies a sobering message for the African- American community.... As he begins to make his mark upon the lives of African Americans, we must acknowledge that his successful nomination is due in no small measure to the support he received from black Americans.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
Princess Dala: If I were my father, I'd have you tortured. Sir Charles: No, if you were your father I doubt very much if I wo...uld have kissed you.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »