Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.

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

Action expresses priorities.

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.

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.

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

He who tampers with the currency robs labour of its bread.

It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.

Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

Any cook should be able to run the country.

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

Quitting is leading too.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

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.

It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.