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

Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of the government. The history of government is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is the history of the limitation of government, not the increase of it.

It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.

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

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

Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.

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

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

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

The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.

Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.

The lady's not for turning.

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

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

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

By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

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.

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

Hence 'the overthrow of government' as a coercive power, thereby denying God in another form.