The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

Action expresses priorities.

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

You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

Dictators never invent their own opportunities.

Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.

I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.

It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

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

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

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.

If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.

Example is leadership.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

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

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently.