The defence of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master.
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
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.
When everything has to be right, something isn't.
A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.
He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself.
We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.