Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.

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

Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are

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.

Think thousands time before taking a decision but - after taking decision never turn back even if you get thousands difficulties.

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.

Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.

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

One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next.

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.

Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it.

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master.