Freedom (n.): To ask nothing. To expect nothing. To depend on nothing.

Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.

Diplomacy is the art of saying 'nice doggie' until you can find a rock.

I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.

It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that you'll do things differently.

We, and all others who believe in freedom as deeply as we do, would rather die on our feet than live on our knees

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

So long as you do not achieve social liberty, whatever freedom is provided by the law is of no avail to you.

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

It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.

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

You show me a capitalist, and I'll show you a bloodsucker

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs.

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.

The Price of Freedom is Eternal Vigilance.

I am not an Athenian nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.

Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservative.

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.

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

When everything has to be right, something isn't.