We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.
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.
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees
The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.
A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.
Fear is the foundation of most governments.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
Hence 'the overthrow of government' as a coercive power, thereby denying God in another form.
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.
A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.
Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front
We tend to get what we expect.
Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next.
Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.