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

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

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

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

Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.

All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.

Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.

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

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.

Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.

Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

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

Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.