The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.

Everything we see in the world is the creative work of women.

Quitting is leading too.

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

Information is the currency of democracy.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

Example is leadership.

The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.

Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself.

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

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

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

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.

Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.

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

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.

Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.

A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.