"There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses."

"The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage; and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough."

"Nullification means insurrection and war and the other states have a right to put it down."

"There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it."

"Woman, or more precisely put, perhaps, marriage, is the representative of life with which you are meant to come to terms."

"Wisdom principle 61 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 24."

"Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it."

"The roots of genuine insight grow deep in the soil of quiet observation. Such is the immutable nature of understanding — an essential principle for the reflective life."