Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
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.
Appearances matter and remember to smile.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.
Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
I'm not a member of any organized party, I'm a Democrat.
A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.
The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.
Any cook should be able to run the country.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.
In a war of ideas, it is people who get killed.
In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.
(...) when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.
He who tampers with the currency robs labour of its bread.
Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.
