A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

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

If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.

In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

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

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

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

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

I'm not hard, I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded.

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

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

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.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one.

The lady's not for turning.

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