He who talks more is sooner exhausted.
Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest
A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.
How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.
Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.
Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.
Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front
Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
Speaking generally, punishment hardens and numbs, it produces concentration, it sharpens the consciousness of alienation, it strengthens the power of resistance.
Every man who repeats the dogma of Mill that one country is no fit to rule another country must admit that one class is not fit to rule another class.
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.
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.
It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.
If you make peaceful revolution impossible you make violent revolution inevitable
Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.
Fear is the foundation of most governments.