Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.

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

Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

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

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

Don't fight forces, use them.

If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed

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

There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.

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

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

Democracy is the road to socialism.

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.

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.

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.