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When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.

When accepting a responsibility, imagine that it's something that you'll have to do next week. That way you don't agree to something just because it seems so far off that it doesn't seem onerous.

If you wish to appear agreeable in society, you must consent to be taught many things which you know already.

You do not have to do everything disagreeable that you have a right to do.

I submit, on the other hand, most respectfully, that the Constitution not merely does not affirm that principle, but, on the contrary, altogether excludes it.

My mother always taught us that if people don't agree with you, the important thing is to listen to them. But if you've listened to them carefully and you still think that you're right, then you must have the courage of your convictions.

My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.

I cannot surrender my principles, though the whole world besides should vote them down - I can make no compromise between truth and error, even though my life be the alternative.

The fact is, you never compromise on principles. If people on the far Left, they have a principle to stand by, they should never compromise; those of us on the Right should not either.

You can compromise without violating your principles, but it is nearly impossible to compromise when you turn principles into ideology.