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

A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

The Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.

The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.

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

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

How do you tell a Communist? Well, its someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? Its someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

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

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

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

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

God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it.

Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest

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

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

You can't let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.