I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.

Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself - that is my doctrine.

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

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

Politics have no relation to morals.

An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

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.

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

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

As government expands, liberty contracts.

A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

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.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

Let my enemies devour each other.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.