If you make peaceful revolution impossible you make violent revolution inevitable

While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.

Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.

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

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.

In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

You can't let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.

Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.

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

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