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

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master.

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

A leader leads by example, not by force

One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next.

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

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

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

The more you read about politics, the more you got to admit that each party is worse than the other.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

Think thousands time before taking a decision but - after taking decision never turn back even if you get thousands difficulties.

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.

Example is leadership.

In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

He who talks more is sooner exhausted.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have. The course of history shows us that as a government grows, liberty decreases.