A leader leads by example, not by force

Speaking generally, punishment hardens and numbs, it produces concentration, it sharpens the consciousness of alienation, it strengthens the power of resistance.

One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker

(...) when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

Appearances matter and remember to smile.

Universal education is the most corroding and disintegrating poison that liberalism has ever invented for its own destruction.

Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are

Quitting is leading too.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.

God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.

Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin.

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'.

It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.

I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few