Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.
God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it.
Say what you have to say and the first time you come to a sentence with a grammatical ending - sit down.
Government is not reason, it is not eloquence it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and fearful master.
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
A conservative is a man who sits and thinks, mostly sits.
You can never stop and as older people, we have to learn how to take leadership from the youth and I guess I would say that this is what I'm attempting to do right now.
Dictators never invent their own opportunities.
The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.
Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest
Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.
The Democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.
Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.
The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.
More men have been elected between Sundown and Sunup than ever were elected between Sunup and Sundown.
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.
Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.
Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.
Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.
This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are.