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

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

Appearances matter and remember to smile.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.

Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.

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

Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

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

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

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

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

Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

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

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

The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.

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

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.