I'm not hard, I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded.

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

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

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

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

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.

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

In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.

You can't let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.

A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.