It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently.

The lady's not for turning.

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.

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

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

Fascism is capitalism in decay.

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now.

Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself - that is my doctrine.

Let my enemies devour each other.

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

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

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

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

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.

(...) when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.