A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.
I'm not hard, I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded.
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.
Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
Votes do not fall from the trees like ripe plums. They have to be fought for.
While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.
The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.
Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of the government. The history of government is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is the history of the limitation of government, not the increase of it.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
The defence of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen.
Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.
Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.
Don't fight forces, use them.