Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.
Dictators never invent their own opportunities.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.
Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.
The lady's not for turning.
Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself.
A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.
To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.
Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.
Think thousands time before taking a decision but - after taking decision never turn back even if you get thousands difficulties.
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.
A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.
Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.
Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.