“The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions”

“Besides the danger of a direct mixture of religion and civil government, there is an evil which ought to be guarded against in the indefinite accumulation of property from the capacity of holding it in perpetuity by ecclesiastical corporations. The establishment of the chaplainship in Congress is a palpable violation of equal rights as well as of Constitutional principles. The danger of silent accumulations and encroachments by ecclesiastical bodies has not sufficiently engaged attention in the U.S.”

“One cannot expect positive results from an educational or political action program which fails to respect the particular view of the world held by the people. Such a program constitutes cultural invasion, good intentions notwithstanding.”

“The danger in trying to do good is that the mind comes to confuse the intent of goodness with the act of doing things well.”

“The people made the Constitution, and the people can unmake it. It is the creature of their will, and lives only by their will.”

“Surround yourself with people who are positive and who guard against negative talk.”