Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
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.
Fascism is capitalism in decay.
Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.
99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees
When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one.
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.
If given the choice between Righteousness and Peace, I choose Righteousness.
Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.
Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.
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.
The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.