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

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

The lady's not for turning.

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.

I'm not a member of any organized party, I'm a Democrat.

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

He who tampers with the currency robs labour of its bread.

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

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

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

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

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

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

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.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.