An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.
The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.
A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.
Fascism is capitalism in decay.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.
Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.
It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.
Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.
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.
The lady's not for turning.
If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock.
Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.
I'm not hard, I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded.
He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.
Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.
