The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.

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

Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.

Example is leadership.

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

(...) when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.

I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

To lead the people, walk behind them.

He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it

While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.

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.

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

A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.

In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes

It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.

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

Government can easily exist without laws, but law cannot exist without government.