"A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself."
"Our Constitution is called a democracy because power is held not by a few but by the many."
"Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you."
"We do not imitate, for we are a model to others."
"The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it."