I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes

Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.

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

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

Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.

Politics have no relation to morals.

The more you read about politics, the more you got to admit that each party is worse than the other.

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.

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

If you make peaceful revolution impossible you make violent revolution inevitable

We tend to get what we expect.

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.

More men have been elected between Sundown and Sunup than ever were elected between Sunup and Sundown.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

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