This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.
Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.
Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front
Appearances matter and remember to smile.
It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.
The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.
Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.
Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
You can't let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.
He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next.
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
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.
Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.
Any cook should be able to run the country.
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.