The way to crush the bourgeoisie is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation.

Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.

We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction.

Lead from the back and let others believe they are in front

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.

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

Those of us who have been privileged to receive education, skills, and experiences and even power must be role models for the next generation of leadership.

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless.

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

We tend to get what we expect.

Democracy arose from men's thinking that if they are equal in any respect, they are equal absolutely.

By 2000, politics will simply fade away. We will not see any political parties.

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of 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.

Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.

We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.

Give us the child for 8 years and it will be a Bolshevik forever.

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

Let my enemies devour each other.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it to be always kept alive.