It has been said that Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.

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

Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose.

Example is leadership.

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

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Either you repeat the same conventional doctrines everybody is saying, or else you say something true, and it will sound like it's from Neptune.

There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave.

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.

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

Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

Any excuse will serve a tyrant.

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

I don't think marriage is a civil right, but I think that being able to transfer property is a civil right.

I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.

Enemies make you stronger, allies make you weaker.

Standing in the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by the traffic from both sides.

Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated.

As government expands, liberty contracts.