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

Quitting is leading too.

God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it.

The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

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

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.

If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

Action expresses priorities.

Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.

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.

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

To lead the people, walk behind them.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

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.