Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.
Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.
Speaking generally, punishment hardens and numbs, it produces concentration, it sharpens the consciousness of alienation, it strengthens the power of resistance.
Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
To lead the people, walk behind them.
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
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.
Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.
The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master.
Never exceed your rights, and they will soon become unlimited.
The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
