Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Dictators never invent their own opportunities.

So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

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

I fight on. I fight to win.

As government expands, liberty contracts.

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

Don't fight forces, use them.

The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.

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.

Appearances matter and remember to smile.

Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.

Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

I'm not a member of any organized party, I'm a Democrat.

He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it