Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

The lady's not for turning.

We tend to get what we expect.

It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

The more you read about politics, the more you got to admit that each party is worse than the other.

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

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

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.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

Appearances matter and remember to smile.

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

If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.

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

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

A leader leads by example, not by force

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

Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.

Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.