Now am I, if a man should speak truly, little better than one of the wicked.

Truly, to tell lies is not honorable; but when the truth entails tremendous ruin, to speak dishonorably is pardonable.

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the right of the people to peacefully to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. -First Amendment

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The right to free speech is more important than the content of the speech.

It is usually futile to try to talk facts and analysis to people who are enjoying a sense of moral superiority in their ignorance.

Listen with ears of tolerance, see through the eyes of compassion, speak with language of love.

A Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.

The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness of the majority of mankind, a widespread belief is more likely to be foolish than sensible.

There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.

It's the truth I'm after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self-deceit and ignorance.

If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasures of illusion.

My way of joking is to tell the truth. It is the funniest joke in the world.

Without properly kept accounts it is impossible to maintain truth in its pristine purity.

We call first truths those we discover after all the others.