Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.
Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.
The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.
The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
The defence of our rights and our dignity, as well as efforts never to let ourselves to be overcome by the feeling of hatred - this is the road we have chosen.
An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.
When I am abroad, I always make it a rule never to criticize or attack the government of my own country. I make up for lost time when I come home.
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.
Build your opponent a golden bridge to retreat across.
The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that, when nations are strong, they are not always just, and when they wish to be just, they are no longer strong.
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.
I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.
Any cook should be able to run the country.
The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.
If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.