All propaganda has to be popular and has to accommodate itself to the comprehension of the least intelligent of those whom it seeks to reach.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.

While the State exists there can be no freedom; when there is freedom there will be no State.

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.

Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.

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

Any cook should be able to run the country.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are

The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

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

Never tell your enemy he is doing the wrong thing.

When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.

I'm not hard, I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded.

A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.

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.