No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.

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

The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property

Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

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

A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.

Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

A leader leads by example, not by force

The seed of revolution is repression.

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.

Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front

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

The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

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