A government afraid of its citizens is a Democracy. Citizens afraid of government is tyranny!

Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest

The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.

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

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

Don't fight forces, use them.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

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

Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

Liberty does not exist in the absence of morality.

A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.

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

Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front

It is true that liberty is precious; so precious that it must be carefully rationed.

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

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

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