Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest

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

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

How do you tell a Communist? Well, its someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? Its someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

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

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

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

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

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

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.

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

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

To lead the people, walk behind them.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

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.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.