It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are

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

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

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently.

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

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

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

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

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

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

Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.

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