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

Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.

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

Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the next generation of leadership.

More men have been elected between Sundown and Sunup than ever were elected between Sunup and Sundown.

A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

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

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.

I fight on. I fight to win.

Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.

In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

Votes do not fall from the trees like ripe plums. They have to be fought for.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

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

We are in bondage to the law in order that we may be free.

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.