Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.
Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.
We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.
I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.
We tend to get what we expect.
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.
Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself - that is my doctrine.
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.
When everything has to be right, something isn't.
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
If you want to make enemies, try to change something.
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.
The defence of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen.