They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have. The course of history shows us that as a government grows, liberty decreases.
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.
It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
Democracy is the road to socialism.
When everything has to be right, something isn't.
Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.
Action expresses priorities.
The Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.
By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.
Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.
That is why we fight - in hopes of a day when we no longer need to.
A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.
A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
