Every man will be as free and undisturbed in his faith or his disbelief as he is in his nationality. And if it should occur that men of other creeds and different nationalities come to live amongst us, we should accord them honorable protection and equality before the law. We have learnt toleration in Europe. This is not sarcastically said; for the Anti-Semitism of today could only in a very few places be taken for old religious intolerance. It is for the most part a movement among civilized nations by which they try to chase away the spectres of their own past. LAWS

In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough

Those newspapers of the nation which most loudly cried dictatorship against me would have been the first to justify the beginnings of dictatorship by somebody else.

The United States is a nation of laws: badly written and randomly enforced.

It would be easier to pay off the national debt overnight than to neutralise the long-range effects of our national stupidity.

A decline of public morals in the United States will probably be marked by the abuse of the power of impeachment as a means of crushing political adversaries.

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults

You cannot take your freedoms for granted. Just like generations who have come before you, you have to do your part to preserve and protect those freedoms… you need to be preparing yourself to add your voice to our national conversation.