We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.

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

Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.

The defence of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen.

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

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.

An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.

Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself.

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

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.