Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.

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.

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

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

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

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

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 a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

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

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

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

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

The seed of revolution is repression.

It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong.

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.