Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

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

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

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

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

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.

If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

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

An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

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

Hence 'the overthrow of government' as a coercive power, thereby denying God in another form.

Let my enemies devour each other.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

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