What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.
The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.
A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.
Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
There are many truths of which the full meaning cannot be realized until personal experience has brought it home.
Speaking generally, punishment hardens and numbs, it produces concentration, it sharpens the consciousness of alienation, it strengthens the power of resistance.
You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.
That is why we fight - in hopes of a day when we no longer need to.
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the next generation of leadership.
In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.
We tend to get what we expect.
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.
Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.
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.
