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.
It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.
A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.
Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.
Any cook should be able to run the country.
Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.
Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.
The Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
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.
Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.
Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.
Appearances matter and remember to smile.
Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.