We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

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

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

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently.

Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.

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.

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.

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

There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.

The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.

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

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

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

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

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

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