A tiny and closed fraternity of privileged men, elected by no one, and enjoying a monopoly sanctioned and licensed by government.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

Necessity is blind until it becomes conscious. Freedom is the consciousness of necessity.

Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with.

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

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.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.

You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong.

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

That is why we fight - in hopes of a day when we no longer need to.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.

The general tendency of things throughout the world is to render mediocrity the ascendant power among mankind.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country but never of killing for their country.

To lead the people, walk behind them.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you can grab it.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.

A leader leads by example, not by force