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

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

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

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

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

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

Quitting is leading too.

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

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

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

Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.

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

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

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

Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.

A leader leads by example, not by force

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

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.

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