It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.

Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.

Purity of speech, of the mind, of the senses, and of a compassionate heart are needed by one who desires to rise to the divine platform.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

(...) when a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Appearances matter and remember to smile.

As government expands, liberty contracts.

Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

A leader leads by example, not by force

Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people...they are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.