The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

The more you read about politics, the more you got to admit that each party is worse than the other.

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.

A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.

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

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

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

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Any cook should be able to run the country.

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.

Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the next generation of leadership.

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

More men have been elected between Sundown and Sunup than ever were elected between Sunup and Sundown.

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

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

The seed of revolution is repression.

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

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

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

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