The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

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

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.

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

The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.

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

Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.

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

I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property

Let my enemies devour each other.

Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'.

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