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

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

The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.

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

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

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

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

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

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

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.

We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.

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

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

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

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

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

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