An aristocracy in a republic is like a chicken whose head has been cut off; it may run about in a lively way, but in fact it is dead.

In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way.

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

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

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

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile - hoping it will eat him last.

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

Better to die fighting for freedom than be a prisoner all the days of your life.

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

Opportunities multiply as they are seized.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics: Freedom for slave owners.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

That is why we fight - in hopes of a day when we no longer need to.

Good laws lead to the making of better ones; bad ones bring about worse.

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.

A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.

Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself - that is my doctrine.

Politics has got so expensive that it takes lots of money to even get beat with.

Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.

It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.