You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now.

Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.

In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed.

Any cook should be able to run the country.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes

It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property

Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

Dictators never invent their own opportunities.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.

A leader leads by example, not by force

There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.