There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.

If someone puts their hands on you make sure they never put their hands on anybody else again.

We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.

The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.

It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.

Democracy is...the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.

The seed of revolution is repression.

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

Any cook should be able to run the country.

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

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

Law describes the way things would work if men were angels.

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

Appearances matter and remember to smile.

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

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

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

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.