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

Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.

Let my enemies devour each other.

A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.

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

The defence of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen.

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.

Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with.

A leader leads by example, not by force

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

Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.

Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.

Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.

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.

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.

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.