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.
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.
Politics begin where the masses are, not where there are thousands, but where there are millions, that is where serious politics begin.
I fight on. I fight to win.
Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.
An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.
I'm not a member of any organized party, I'm a Democrat.
Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
Action expresses priorities.
A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.
Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.
