We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

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

Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

To lead the people, walk behind them.

He who tampers with the currency robs labour of its bread.

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.

We are in bondage to the law in order that we may be free.

Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

That is why we fight - in hopes of a day when we no longer need to.

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

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

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

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.

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

When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.