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.
It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.
Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.
We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of the government. The history of government is a history of resistance. The history of liberty is the history of the limitation of government, not the increase of it.
Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.
If you ever injected truth into politics you would have no politics.
Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.
A party of order or stability, and a party of progress or reform, are both necessary elements of a healthy state of political life.
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
Quitting is leading too.
The Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Getting people to like you is merely the other side of liking them.
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.
How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.
We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees
Dictators never invent their own opportunities.
What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.
99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.
