Isaac Hanson Quotes

I knew more about Texas than the Texans and when they told me I would find summer here I smiled knowingly.

I'm from Texas, and Texas has a reputation that far precedes actual Texas, and it is irritating sometimes.

Texas was defined by its larger-than-life characters, particularly politicians.

Texas was such a welcoming place, and with its unbelievable history and tradition, it's extra special to be a part of that.

If we criticize the States, it's because we love the States. But we love a certain representation of the States. We love Lincoln. We love Kennedy. We love Roosevelt and the New Deal. We love the Founding Fathers. We love the creativity. We don't like the rifle association.

Occupancy of the Front Bench imposes penalties as well as privileges. Its members have to surrender some of the freedom which the back benches afford, and they have to consider much more closely whether what they do and say may help or compromise the position of the Party.. These obligations are so trying at times that men … do not care to assume them, preferring the greater freedom of the back benches. I would not personally press anyone to change back bench freedom for Front Bench reticence and circumspection, but I should like you to consider whether or not you cared to do so. If you thought that you could stand the yoke (and I have not found it too difficult) it would be a pleasure to me to tell the members of the Party that I proposed to ask you to join those who sit on the Front Bench.

My ideal citizen is the self-employed, homeschooling, IRA-owning guy with a concealed-carry permit, because that person doesn’t need the goddamn government for anything.

ßome would not be governed by white men, and some would not be governed by black men, and some would not be governed by mulattoes; but the truth was they did not want to be governed by anybody

We are for freedom here in Florida.

I'm from Texas.

I don't think Bitcoin cares what the Chinese or American politicians do.

The thing about Texas is that it's a little larger than life.

As an anarchist, I cannot reconcile myself to any government.

Church and state are, and must remain, separate.

We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts.... Self-government means self-reliance.

Liberty is its own reward.

Non-co-operation enables us to show that in everything that matters we can be independent of the Government.

Republic. I like the sound of the word.

I am not interested in a third party. I do not believe it has any future.

Freedom is not a gift received from the State or leader, but a possession to be won every day by the effort of each and the union of all.

It is for men to choose whether they will govern themselves or be governed.

A free government is of all others the most energetic.

Ah, monsieur, to live in the bosom of the sea! Only there can independence be found! There I recognize no master! There I am free!

What is the value of any political freedom, but as a means to moral freedom?

I must have dialogue with the Chinese government, and dialogue requires compromise. Therefore, I'm speaking for genuine self-rule, not for independence.