What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

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.

How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.

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

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master.

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

No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.

I'm not a member of any organized party, I'm a Democrat.

We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.

Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with.

Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.

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

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

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

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.

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.