If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.

Confronted with the choice, the American people would choose the policeman's truncheon over the anarchist's bomb.

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

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.

To lead the people, walk behind them.

The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.

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

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself - that is my doctrine.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

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

Capital is dead labor, which, vampire-like, lives only by sucking living labor, and lives the more, the more labor it sucks.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

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

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

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.

Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.

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

Dictators never invent their own opportunities.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.