Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.

Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.

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

Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

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

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.

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

Let your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when youmove, fall like a thunderbolt.

Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

The lady's not for turning.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

More men have been elected between Sundown and Sunup than ever were elected between Sunup and Sundown.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

I never expect men to give us liberty. No, women, we are not worth it until we take it.

This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.

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.

A politician divides mankind into two classes: tools and enemies.