Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.
When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
A leader leads by example, not by force
No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.
Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.
If you want to make enemies, try to change something.
All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.
You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.
Information is the currency of democracy.
To lead the people, walk behind them.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
Don't fight forces, use them.
I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.
Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.
We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.
A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.
How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.
It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.
Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.