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

Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life.

Don't fight forces, use them.

We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society.

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

A leader leads by example, not by force

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.

Fanaticism consists of redoubling your efforts when you have forgotten your aim.

You're not to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who does it or says it.

Expose yourself to your deepest fear; after that, fear has no power, and the fear of freedom shrinks and vanishes. You are free.

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.

Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

Votes do not fall from the trees like ripe plums. They have to be fought for.

Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber.

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.

A government is the most dangerous threat to man's rights: it holds a legal monopoly on the use of physical force against legally disarmed victims.

The lady's not for turning.

It is not because men's desires are strong that they act ill; it is because their consciences are weak.

In all intellectual debates, both sides tend to be correct in what they affirm, and wrong in what they deny.