Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Action expresses priorities.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Don't fight forces, use them.

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

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

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

Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.

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

Sometimes you have to pick the Gun up to put the Gun down

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

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

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when youmove, fall like a thunderbolt.

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'.

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

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.