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

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

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.

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.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

Fascism is capitalism in decay.

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

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

We tend to get what we expect.

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.

So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.

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

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.

Action expresses priorities.

Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.