Votes do not fall from the trees like ripe plums. They have to be fought for.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.

God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it.

Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

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

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

I'm not a member of any organized party, I'm a Democrat.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.

A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with.

It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.