"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."
-Thomas Jefferson

"You shouldn't trust any government, actually including this one. You should not trust government – full stop. The natural inclination of government is to hoard power and information; to accrue power to itself in the name of the public good."
-Nick Clegg, Deputy PM of the UK

"If your strategy in life is to avoid those activities and requirements that you don’t enjoy, you will have a difficult time transcending any definition of mediocrity. That’s not a criticism – merely an observation."
- Mike Rowe, in advice to a Boy Scout

"I didn't see any long hair in Vietnam, but I met a lot of heroes."
- Hall-of-Famer Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas on his return from Vietnam in 1967