(...) when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

I use emotion for the many and reserve reason for the few

Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

The seed of revolution is repression.

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

Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the next generation of leadership.

Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune.

Do not do to others what angers you if done to you by others.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.

The lady's not for turning.

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes

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

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

Democracy is the road to socialism.

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.