Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have. The course of history shows us that as a government grows, liberty decreases.
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.
He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now.
That is why we fight - in hopes of a day when we no longer need to.
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.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.
By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.
No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.
Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.
