Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

Reactionaries often describe both Marx and Lenin as theorists, without taking into consideration that their utopias inspired Russia and China – the two countries called upon to lead a new world which will allow for human survival if imperialism does not first unleash a criminal, exterminating war.

One cannot wage war under present conditions without the support of public opinion, which is tremendously molded by the press and other forms of propaganda.

War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown too inward and too profound; its curative power lies even in the wounds one receives.

Faith never makes a confession.

It is hard for the ape to believe he descended from man.

Not only does God play dice, but… he sometimes throws them where they cannot be seen.

I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.

Memories are thoughts that arise. They’re not realities. Only when you believe that they are real, then they have the power over you. But when you realize it’s just another thought arising about the past, then you can have a spacious relationship with that thought. The thought no longer has you in its grip.

There is no room for military people, including our veterans, to see themselves as victims, even if so many of our countrymen are prone to relish that role.

No man is worth his salt who is not ready at all times to risk his well-being, to risk his body, to risk his life, in a great cause.

All great peoples are conservative.

The less you know, the more you believe.

Through the ages, many of His children have had access to the blessings of the gospel, but many more have not.

How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?

We cannot always assure the future of our friends; we have a better chance of assuring our future if we remember who our friends are.

I have a very good family. I’m very fortunate to have a very good family. I believe very strongly in the family. It’s one of the things we have in our platform, is to talk about it.

Americans… still believe in an America where anything’s possible – they just don’t think their leaders do.

We make war that we may live in peace.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

I will continue to believe that Israel’s security is paramount.

Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.

I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It’s just that the translations have gone wrong.

Those who have virtue always in their mouths, and neglect it in practice, are like a harp, which emits a sound pleasing to others, while itself is insensible of the music.

Clinicians, academicians, and politicians are often put to a test of faith. In pursuit of their goals, will their religion show or will it be hidden? Are they tied back to God or to man?

I can’t very well be teaching one way and living my life another way. What I do in life must be consistent with the things I say. And the same goes for you.

The U.S. couldn’t even get rid of Saddam Hussein. And we all know that the EU is just a passing fad. They’ll be killing each other again in less than a year. I’m sick to death of all these fascist lawsuits.

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.

Lets have faith that right makes might; and in that faith let us, to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it.

If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see.

Morality which depends upon the helplessness of a man or woman has not much to recommend it. Morality is rooted in the purity of our hearts.

That we must love one God only is a thing so evident that it does not require miracles to prove it.

I serve God.

Americans love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle.

We have an idea that we Americans are God’s chosen people, that God loves us more than any other people, and that we are God’s blessed. I tell you that God doesn’t love us any more than He does the Russians.

Every day that goes by puts us closer to the day when Christ will return.

The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor.

Wars are caused by undefended wealth.

Unless we place our religion and our treasure in the same thing, religion will always be sacrificed.

Cursing is invoking the assistance of a spirit to help you inflict suffering. Swearing on the other hand, is invoking, only the witness of a spirit to an statement you wish to make.

Persuasion is achieved by the speaker’s personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: this is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is impossible and opinions are divided.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

What’s important for my daughter to know is that… if you are fortunate to have opportunity, it is your duty to make sure other people have those opportunities as well.

In war, events of importance are the result of trivial causes.

Well, we can’t say any more than we can say there is no god, there is no afterlife. We can only say there is no persuasive evidence for or argument for it.

Christianity supplies a Hell for the people who disagree with you and a Heaven for your friends.

The honor of a nation is its life.

Men are only as great as they are kind.

For a war to be just three conditions are necessary – public authority, just cause, right motive.

True friends stab you in the front.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

Battle is an orgy of disorder.

I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition.

Honor is simply the morality of superior men.

The operations of the federal government will be most extensive and important in times of war and danger; those of the state governments, in times of peace and security.

The quietly pacifist peaceful always die to make room for men who shout.

It shows ‚us vs. them‘, and I’m on the ‚us‘ side.

This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.

Government’s first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.

I don’t really believe in the type of pressure that people are wanting to put on the type of music that I make.

Fidelity and allegiance sworn to the King is only such a fidelity and obedience as is due to him by the law of the land; for were that faith and allegiance more than what the law requires, we would swear ourselves slaves and the King absolute; whereas, by the law, we are free men, notwithstanding those oaths.