Politics is more dangerous than war, for in war you are only killed once.
He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.
By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.
Any woman who understands the problems of running a home will be nearer to understanding the problems of running a country.
Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have. The course of history shows us that as a government grows, liberty decreases.
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.
For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
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 freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
I'm not interested in preserving the status quo; I want to overthrow it.
Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.
I'm not hard, I'm frightfully soft. But I will not be hounded.
We know the road to freedom has always been stalked by death.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.
Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.
He has all of the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.
The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it.
Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.
Military justice is to justice what military music is to music.
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.
