He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

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.

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.

Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front

The lady's not for turning.

Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.

Don't fight forces, use them.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

That is why we fight - in hopes of a day when we no longer need to.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

I fight on. I fight to win.

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

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Dictators never invent their own opportunities.