Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
A disordered currency is one of the greatest political evils.
One revolution is like one cocktail, it just gets you organized for the next.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
In the face of impossible odds, people who love this country can change it.
More men have been elected between Sundown and Sunup than ever were elected between Sunup and Sundown.
You can't let your failures define you. You have to let your failures teach you.
The lady's not for turning.
In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.
Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest
Votes do not fall from the trees like ripe plums. They have to be fought for.
Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.
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.
I'm not hard, I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded.
