We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer 'Present' or 'Not Guilty'.

So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.

He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.

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.

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

Absolute power does not corrupt absolutely, absolute power attracts the corruptible.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.

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

Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself - that is my doctrine.

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.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.