The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.
Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.
Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself - that is my doctrine.
I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.
Quitting is leading too.
A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.
Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes
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.
Speaking generally, punishment hardens and numbs, it produces concentration, it sharpens the consciousness of alienation, it strengthens the power of resistance.
It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.
So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.
Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.
Government can easily exist without laws, but law cannot exist without government.
In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently.
The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.
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.
