"The brave man inattentive to his duty, is worth little more to his country than the coward who deserts in the hour of danger."

"There is no pleasure in having nothing to do; the fun is having lots to do and not doing it."

"The planter, the farmer, the mechanic, and the laborer... form the great body of the people of the United States, they are the bone and sinew of the country men who love liberty and desire nothing but equal rights and equal laws."

"The great constitutional corrective in the hands of the people against usurpation of power, or corruption by their agents is the right of suffrage and this when used with calmness and deliberation will prove strong enough."

"I couldn't date someone who didn't like dogs. There are exceptions to the rule, but I find that if someone doesn't like animals, I am a little suspicious of them."

"The only real power comes out of a long rifle."

"In addition to their power over government based on government financing and personal influence, bankers could steer governments in ways they wished them to go by other pressures."

"It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted by other things than power."