We're not interested in confiscating their guns, as long as they are legitimate gun owners, as long as they store them appropriately, transport them appropriately and so on. . .
Abuse is the very hallmark of liberty.
I regard freedom of expression as the primary right without which one can not have a proper functioning democracy.
The introduction of religious passion into politics is the end of honest politics, and the introduction of politics into religion is the prostitution of true religion.
The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the right.
The moment politics becomes dull, democracy is in danger.
Mercy is not what every criminal is entitled to. What he is entitled to is justice.
Most loverspicture to themselves, in their mistresses, a secret reality, beyond and different from what they see every day. They are in love with somebody else--their own invention. And sometimes there is a secret reality; and sometimes reality and appearance are the same. The discovery, in either case, is likely to cause a shock.
White supremacy is so deep-seated that it's hard to see it eliminated. But we could definitely push it back.
Was it for crimes that I had done He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree!
Being an American is such a rich environment, because there's so many people from other countries and cultures, and through that you're able to see other people's experiences.