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

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

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

In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed.

By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.

Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin.

Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the next generation of leadership.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

Votes do not fall from the trees like ripe plums. They have to be fought for.

It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'.

A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Action expresses priorities.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.