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

Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others.

The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart.

He who tampers with the currency robs labour of its bread.

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.

No government can be long secure without a formidable opposition.

The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.

An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.

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

Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country.

God grants liberty only to those who love it and are always ready to guard and defend it.

Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

The paradox of courage is that a man must be a little careless of his life even in order to keep it.

Political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

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.

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

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.

If you ever injected truth into politics you would have no politics.

Whoever controls the media, controls the mind

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.