It took me a long time to understand that God is not the enemy of my enemies. God is not even the enemy of God's enemies.

We have no more thought of using our own powers to escape the arm of authorities than had the Apostles of old. No more are we ready to keep silent at man's behest when God commands us to speak. For it is, and must remain, the case that we must obey God rather than man.

If your intuition is telling you not to do something, then don't. Your intuition is not stupid.

Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out - because I was not a socialist.

A man doesn't realize how much he can stand until he is put to the test. You can stand far more than you think you can. You are much stronger than you think you are.

If you're not living I mean really living, you're dead already.

Don't let your life wait for other people.

For it is, and must remain, the case that we must obey God rather than man.

More than fifty-five years ago my father told me, The Bible does not belong on the shelf but in your hand, under your eye, and in your heart.

First they came for the Jews, but I did nothing because I'm not a Jew. Then they came for the socialists, but I did nothing because I'm not a socialist. Then they came for the Catholics, but I did nothing because I'm not a Catholic. Finally, they came for me, but by then there was no one left to help me.

That which does not kill you will ultimately make you stronger.

Ask the first man you meet what he means by defending freedom, and he'll tell you privately he means defending the standard of living.