When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one.
Politics have no relation to morals.
A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune.
How do you tell a Communist? Well, its someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? Its someone who understands Marx and Lenin.
Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.
Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.
I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.
The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.
The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees
Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.
Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.
Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.
Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.
Dictators never invent their own opportunities.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
