In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

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

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

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

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

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

If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

The lady's not for turning.

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.