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

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

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.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.

Example is leadership.

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.

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.

Don't fight forces, use them.

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

It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

The lady's not for turning.

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.

Think thousands time before taking a decision but - after taking decision never turn back even if you get thousands difficulties.

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.

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.