Speaking generally, punishment hardens and numbs, it produces concentration, it sharpens the consciousness of alienation, it strengthens the power of resistance.
Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.
Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.
A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.
It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
(...) when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.
If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed
Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself.
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.
If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.
The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.
If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.
