Political tyranny is nothing compared to the social tyranny and a reformer who defies society is a more courageous man than a politician who defies Government.

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

The worst form of inequality is to try to make unequal things equal.

Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.

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

Action expresses priorities.

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

The more you read about politics, the more you got to admit that each party is worse than the other.

He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.

Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.

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

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.

In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.

Actual aristocracy cannot be abolished by any law: all the law can do is decree how it is to be imparted and who is to acquire it.

Any cook should be able to run the country.

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

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.

Information is the currency of democracy.

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

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

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.