"Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."

"Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all."

"Impressed with a conviction that the due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government, I have considered the first arrangement of the judicial department as essential to the happiness of our country and to the stability of its’ political system—hence the selection of the fittest characters to expound the laws, and dispense justice, has been an invariable object of my anxious concern."

"Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light."

"It is a enduring truth that justice is the harmonious balance between individual liberty and collective good."

"I don't think we should be about the business of denying voters in Michigan and Florida the right to be heard."

"Your best friend and worst enemy are both in this room right now. It's not your neighbor right or left - and it's not God or the devil - it's you."

"Most people already know what they're doing wrong. When I get them to church I want to tell them that you can change."