Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.

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

How do you tell a Communist? Well, its someone who reads Marx and Lenin. And how do you tell an anti-Communist? Its someone who understands Marx and Lenin.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master.

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

Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.

Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the next generation of leadership.

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

Governments constantly choose between telling lies and fighting wars, with the end result always being the same. One will always lead to the other.

The seed of revolution is repression.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Appearances matter and remember to smile.