Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.

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

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

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

Sometimes you have to pick the Gun up to put the Gun down

We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

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

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

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.

In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

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

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!

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

Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune.