Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
A leader leads by example, not by force
It has been said that politics is the second oldest profession. I have learned that it bears a striking resemblance to the first.
He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
Wise men say nothing in dangerous times.
Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.
He who commits injustice is ever made more wretched than he who suffers it
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.
A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.
We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.
Understanding can overcome any situation, however mysterious or insurmountable it may appear to be.
No one ever teaches well who wants to teach, or governs well who wants to govern.
The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.
Every great movement must experience three stages: ridicule, discussion, adoption.
Think thousands time before taking a decision but - after taking decision never turn back even if you get thousands difficulties.
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.
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.
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.
When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.
Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front