It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.

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

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

It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

More men have been elected between Sundown and Sunup than ever were elected between Sunup and Sundown.

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

We tend to get what we expect.

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

Lead, follow, or get out of the way.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

Universal education is the most corroding and disintegrating poison that liberalism has ever invented for its own destruction.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.

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

The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

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

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.