The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

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.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.

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

That is why we fight - in hopes of a day when we no longer need to.

When everything has to be right, something isn't.

The seed of revolution is repression.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one.

Appearances matter and remember to smile.

It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Sometimes you have to pick the Gun up to put the Gun down

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

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.

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

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

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