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

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

We tend to get what we expect.

Quitting is leading too.

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

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

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

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.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

A country cannot subsist well without liberty, nor liberty without virtue.

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

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

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

By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

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

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

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

How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.

So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.