Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes
Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do.
To lead the people, walk behind them.
Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.
If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees
It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently.
It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.
Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it.
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.
Appearances matter and remember to smile.
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.
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.
Let my enemies devour each other.
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.
A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.
When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'.
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
