"The error of those who reason by..." - Quote by Thomas Paine

“He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from oppression; for if he violates this duty, he establishes a precedent that will reach to himself.”

“Government is best which governs least”

“I draw my idea of the form of government from a principle in nature, which no art can overturn, viz. that the more simple any thing is, the less liable it is to be disordered; and the easier repaired when disordered.”

“Do all children have some inherent right to live in America if they have done nothing wrong? If not, then why should the children of illegal immigrants have such a right?”

“... the right to defend one's home and one's person when attacked has been guaranteed through the ages by common law.”

“Only he who is uncompromising as to his rights maintains the sense of duty.”

“The economic concept of value does not occur in antiquity .”

“Hitlers come and go, but Germany and the German people remain.”

“Nothing has been purchased more dearly than the little bit of reason and sense of freedom which now constitutes our pride.”