He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.

A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!

I fight on. I fight to win.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it.

I'm not a member of any organized party, I'm a Democrat.

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

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

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

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

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

Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.