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

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.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Government can easily exist without laws, but law cannot exist without government.

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

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.

There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.

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

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

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

Any cook should be able to run the country.

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

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few

Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.