Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.

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

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.

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.

In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.

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

If you ever injected truth into politics you would have no politics.

The lady's not for turning.

You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.

Politics have no relation to morals.

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

Action expresses priorities.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

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

You cannot push anyone up the ladder unless he is willing to climb.

Democracy is the road to socialism.

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

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